diff --git a/release/windows/installer/00.sconsblender.nsi b/release/windows/installer/00.sconsblender.nsi
index 41e49815040..1f2913f7f62 100644
--- a/release/windows/installer/00.sconsblender.nsi
+++ b/release/windows/installer/00.sconsblender.nsi
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 !include "nsDialogs.nsh"
 !include "x64.nsh"
 
+RequestExecutionLevel user
 
 SetCompressor /SOLID lzma