older DirectX setup requires admin rights - even though I do have admin rights.

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Hello everyone,I am on windows 10 pro (22H2, build 19045.4780) 64I am having an issue with an older game (Zuma Deluxe, specifically)I doubt hardware is the problem, but just in case, I am posting it here:GPU: GTX 1080CPU: i7 8700kRAM: 32gb ddr4It requires an older instance of directX, so I've decided to go and install it.Of course, that's when I run into this issue.My account does have admin privileges and I've tried various ways to run it (yes, right clicking and "Run as admin", trying to make a new admin account for the sole purpose of running it, compability modes) and yet, it always failed

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