Just did a clean install and used audit mode to install my drivers, and apps, but Discord didn't appear anywhere

Idon’teatshoes 08 0 Reputation points
2026-08-30T22:48:49.3633333+00:00

So I recently reinstalled Windows 11 pro on my custom-built PC, and used audit mode to install Drivers, and apps, but when I continued to OOBE, and finished setup, I couldn't find Discord, as if it magically wasn't installed, is this a glitch? do I need to worry about stuff like duplicated files? help would be appreciated, thanks.

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  1. EmilyS726 264.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-30T23:28:24.4866667+00:00

    When you launched into audit mode, Windows was using the build in system admin user "administrator".

    When you launched normally and went through OOBE, I believe you are on a normal user.

    I believe Discord is normally installed per user, not for every user on the PC. Discord itself documents that its Windows files are stored unders

    https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/209099387--Windows-Installer-Errors

    User's image

    Based on those folders, it tells me installation is in the user profile folder, so the installation is per user.

    So, I dont' think this is a glitch. Just download and install Discord again while signed into your normal Windows account.

    For future clean installations, Audit Mode is fine for installing drivers and applications that install system-wide, but I would wait until after OOBE to install applications such as Discord that use a per-user installation.

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