Is it possible to give users the right to self-update programs?

Question

Windows

Hello,

I'm running Windows 7 at work and I'm working as a simple user. It is constantly required to update Flash, Chrome, Firefox for work needs. The system is configured in such a way that it is impossible to do this without an administrator.
With the update speed of the latest browsers, there was a conflict, because. the admin does not want to update and each update turns into dances with tambourines and disputes.

The question is, is it an admin or is there really no easy way in windows to give a user or program the right to update, and if so, what?

Answer 1

I'll make a reservation right away that I'm not an administrator, but I have an assumption that it is possible to allow programs signed by a specific publisher to run as administrator. And most likely, for this it will be necessary to attract third-party tools, perhaps even written independently.

Answer 2

Well, for starters, I will advise the portable version.
The admin may have reasons for such a policy.

Answer 3

1. Chrome is not a corporate installation is placed in the user profile and updated without admin rights.
2. Mozilla and Chrome can be updated centrally through group policies, flash / Java, I also saw msi on the network, but have not deployed it yet.
“Advanced” users have the opportunity to set something, but what and how should be tested.
Most of my company uses 8 ie and requests to update chrome / flash / java are rarely received - usually if I approach someone I update them manually, I don’t mind spending plus 10 minutes and making the user feel good.

Answer 4

Perhaps this link will be in the subject.

Answer 5

Ask the administrator to remove the installed Chrome and / or Firefox, and install it already under the user account. The browser will be installed in the user's directory and will update normally.

Answer 6

The admin is doing the right thing, it's better to spend time on the package than to run around installing and updating all these applications later.
And in principle, you can update programs on your own, if you give the rights to all the places that the installer affects, but even more hemorrhoids than making a package.

Answer 7

In general, as I understand it should be so. The admin creates packages for each application and updates them through the group policy on their own after the computer is restarted. So the main point is that the admin must regularly, or upon request, update packages and update.
And I think the main problem of my admin is that he is not very good at making packages.
It if not to give out to users of the right. Although at the last job everyone had their own computer and their own responsibility for it, there were no problems. Eh.