I recommend everyone to use the "compatibility mode" trick instead of admin rights. The reason is that it doesn't have the drawbacks I put in my post above.
Oh and it seemed to have work wonders for me, in the little time I tested it.
EDIT: I just played through the whole 1st episode, no bugs to be seen. It seems compatibility mode is the way to go after all.
Don't worry, if you set compatibility mode once (either through a shortcut or directly on the EXE) you don't have to do it again unless you uninstall the game.
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Oh and it seemed to have work wonders for me, in the little time I tested it.
EDIT: I just played through the whole 1st episode, no bugs to be seen. It seems compatibility mode is the way to go after all.
It can be changed. You just won't.
This is still a problem several years later. How delightful.