QT_WINDOWS_APP_PROJECT_EXECUTION_LEVEL

UAC execution level in the generated Windows application manifest.

This property was introduced in Qt 6.12.

Sets the level attribute of the requestedExecutionLevel element in the application manifest that Qt automatically generates for Windows executables built with qt_add_executable().

Valid values are:

• asInvoker — run with the same privileges as the process that launched the application (default).
• highestAvailable — run with the highest privileges available to the current user.
• requireAdministrator — run only with administrator privileges; Windows will prompt for elevation if necessary.

If an invalid value is provided, a CMake warning is emitted and asInvoker is used.

If the target already provides a .manifest file in its sources, Qt skips automatic manifest generation and this property has no effect.

 set_target_properties(myapp PROPERTIES
     QT_WINDOWS_APP_PROJECT_EXECUTION_LEVEL "requireAdministrator"
 )