Chocolatey package install is not for all users

[teknowledgist]

Steps To Reproduce

1. In Windows, open PowerShell or CMD shell as admin.
2. run choco install bitwarden -y
3. close shell window
4. As unprivileged user (a common security recommendation) find and run BitWarden. (hint: you can't)

Expected Result

BitWarden icon appears on the desktop and/or start menu and can be run by any authenticated user.

Actual Result

BitWarden installs into the profile of the administrative user who installed it via Chocolatey.

Screenshots or Videos

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Additional Context

As is the norm for Chocolatey packages, the software should install system-wide for all users. The option is present in the installer with /allusers.

The most consistent choice for Chocolatey users would be to include /allusers in the $packageArgs.SilentArgs lookup table. Adding the ability via package parameters for the user to choose to NOT install system-wide (and the description for how to do so) would be a nice touch. At a minimum, it would probably be acceptable to include text explaining that a system-wide install is possible in the package description like:

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System-wide install

By default, this package will install for the installing user only. To install for all users, use the /allusers install argument.

E.G.: choco install bitwarden --ia '/allusers'

Operating System

Windows

Operating System Version

all

Installation method

Chocolatey

Build Version

2024.11.2

Issue Tracking Info

• [X] I understand that work is tracked outside of GitHub. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

[bitwarden-bot]

Thank you for reporting this issue! We've added this to our internal tracking system. ID: PM-15528

[rmcdowell-bitwarden]

Hi there,

Thank you for your report!

I was able to reproduce this issue, and I have flagged this to our engineering team.

If you wish to add any further information/screenshots/recordings etc., please feel free to do so at any time - our engineering team will be happy to review these.

Thanks once again!