AppData is the default installation destination of FireControl because installing to Program Files while the computer is connected to an internal network causes issues.
After opening the FireControl installer and accepting the End-User License Agreement, you will be prompted to select the installation path:
After clicking the “Change…” button circled in the photo above, a file explorer will open, allowing you to navigate to the desired installation destination:
To install to Program Files, the file path should look similar to the path highlighted in green below (keep in mind that the FireControl folder in Program Files needs to be manually created prior to this process):
As for the theory that a system file is missing or corrupt - try uninstalling FireControl, then deleting the “.FireControl” folder from your C: drive & emptying the recycling bin before reinstalling. The “.FireControl” folder can usually be found via this filepath:
C:\Users\[YOUR USERNAME]\.FireControl
I’m unaware of anyone reporting issues with newer version of FireControl with Windows 10 & 11, could you point me in the right direction to investigate this? The only major issue I’m aware of is the ongoing “Child process ended with error code 1” issue, which is specifically affecting computers with power-efficient AMD processors.
The “minimum requirements” assumes that your computer is running at maximum efficiency. It’s very possible for your processor to be running a bit below 1.60 GHz, even though that’s what it’s rated for.