From ac554a54a13eb85fe2843db5aae8018b5e14b35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Fran=C3=A7ois-Guillaume=20Lemesre?= Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:10:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md covering first time windows usage instructions (#119) --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c5cbedca..10945ab4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ If setting up backrest manually it's recommended to install the binary to `/usr/ ## Running on Windows -Download a Windows release from the [releases page](https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/releases) and install it to `C:\Program Files\Backrest\backrest.exe` (create the path if it does not exist). +Download a Windows release from the [releases page](https://github.com/garethgeorge/backrest/releases) and install it to `C:\Program Files\Backrest\backrest.exe` (create the path if it does not exist). The binary should be run as administrator on first launch, otherwise the restic installation will fail and the process will terminate. To run the binary on login, create a shortcut to the binary and place it in the `shell:startup` folder. See [this windows support article](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-an-app-to-run-automatically-at-startup-in-windows-10-150da165-dcd9-7230-517b-cf3c295d89dd) for more details.