Install 1Password Without Windows Admin Rights

I am considering changing from my existing 1Password app to the 1Password service / subscription.

@Clavius: Great! Be sure to take advantage of the free trial first to get a feel for it.

Can the Windows software for the subscription be installed without Windows admin rights? My work computer does not allow me to have admin rights and that makes getting special software installed difficult.

Great question! Currently, we're using the generic Windows MSI installer, and this does require admin rights. However, we've really outgrown that in a lot of ways and we really don't need admin rights, so we're working on our own installer to solve this and make other improvements. I can't say when it will be ready, but we're working hard on it.

In the mean time, the subscription service also lets you access your data through 1Password.com, so that will at least allow you to use it in situations where you can't install the app.

Just as a point of comparison, Dropbox allows you to install a user-specific (non-admin rights) version of their software, which is very nice.

That's a great point. Often system administrators don't draw this distinction when setting policies, but you're right that a "user-only" install may work in some cases. 1Password 6 currently installs to the user profile, so I'd be interested to hear if that helps in your case.

And in case you didn't already know, your product and service is great!

Thank you for the kind words, and your support! 1Password isn't perfect, and neither are we, but we'll continue to strive to make it better. Our customers are awesome, and they deserve it! :chuffed:

@cmfrazier: Likewise! It's still going to require .Net though, and I'm surprised that your admin doesn't allow you to update that. It's part of the OS. Looking forward to more flexibility with our own installer. :)

You're welcome! If you can get results that quickly, you're very fortunate indeed! :lol:

@cmfrazier: Dang. Well, I didn't expect it would be that easy, but your last post gave me hope. :(

Unfortunately it isn't possible for the browser extensions to function without the apps, as that's where the "Brains" are. But you should (fingers crossed) at least be able to access your data through the 1Password.com web interface. Not ideal, but better than nothing.

4.5.2 is really old though, so I'd encourage them to update sooner rather than later to get all of the security, stability, and performance improvements.

@Mancolt: Sorry for the trouble! It's admittedly non-obvious, but you should try it anyway: 1Password doesn't actually need admin rights, but it will ask for them during setup because it enables better diagnostics. But if you click "No" it can install just fine and fall back to a limited logging. I hope this helps. Be sure to let me know if you have any other questions! :)

Great! To be clear, we're not happy about the confusing admin prompt. Hopefully we can eliminate the need for it altogether in the future, but for now at least the app installs and runs just fine without it. Cheers! :)