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Windows podman installation without admin rights #22994

@JayDoubleu

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@JayDoubleu

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I'm using Windows 11 and have WSL2 installed. I downloaded Podman Desktop, which I was able to run without admin rights. However, when I open Podman Desktop, it tries to install Podman, which requires admin rights. I would like to use podman on windows with wsl2 without having to use admin rights.

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  • Provide instructions on how to install WSL2 and Podman using non-privileged commands on Windows 11, so that Podman Desktop can connect to it without requiring a separate Podman installation.
  • Suggest changes to the Podman installer so that it does not request administrator rights during installation.

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