Run PowerPoint with Elevated Privileges

Overview

In some environments, Office Timeline may not appear or load correctly in PowerPoint due to how the application is launched.

One common cause is running PowerPoint with elevated (administrator) privileges.

Office Timeline is a per-user add-in and may not load correctly when PowerPoint is run as an administrator.

Solution

Ensure that PowerPoint is launched in standard (non-administrator) mode.

Running PowerPoint with elevated privileges can prevent Office Timeline from loading because it uses a different registry context than the one where the add-in is installed.

Steps

1. Close all open instances of PowerPoint.
2. Start PowerPoint normally:
   • Open PowerPoint from the Start menu or desktop shortcut
   • Do not right-click and select “Run as administrator”
3. If PowerPoint is configured to always run as administrator:
   • Right-click the PowerPoint shortcut or executable
   • Select Properties
   • Go to the Compatibility tab
   • Uncheck “Run this program as an administrator”
   • Click Apply, then OK
4. Open PowerPoint again and confirm that the Office Timeline tab appears in the ribbon.

Additional Notes

• Office Timeline installs per user and is registered under the current user profile
• Running PowerPoint as an administrator uses a different context, which can prevent the add-in from being detected
• This is a known limitation of COM add-ins in elevated mode