Why does latest EXE always asks admin permissions, even though it’s not installer?

I’m okay with it if there’s a good reason, but right now I see it bit suspicious.

Hi my friend, 

from version 4.6

Administrator Permissions Required 🔒

⊡ QualityScaler now requires administrator permissions to work

⊡ This change fixes a bug that was preventing access to the DirectML library on some PCs

⊡ Without access to DirectML, the GPU couldn't be used correctly for AI upscaling