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Questions tagged [uac]

UAC stands for User Account Control and is a security system present in Microsoft Windows (since Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008) running most tasks as non-administrator and requiring the user to confirm the actions that require administrator privileges.

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Drive mapping maps two different folders for elevated and non-elevated programs

I have a Windows 2012 Domain with a couple of Windows 8 x64 Enterprise members. I want to use Group Policies to map a drive X: to a folder on a file server. The drive X: should be available on the Windows 8 machines for elevated and non-elevated…
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Can I modify a Windows 7 environment to allow a .NET program to always run as Administrator?

We are about to roll out several hundred new machines running Windows 7 x64, with the OS installed via WDS so at the moment we can make changes and sysprep them into the build. The problem is a .NET application we wrote years ago which itself spawns…
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Why is using ntrights.exe in Windows Server 2008 R2 giving error openpolicy -1073741790

I am local admin on a windows server 2003 R2 machine in our domain. This machine was built about 3 years back and I am not sure what privilges I might have. If I use ntrights.exe (from resource kit tools) it is succesful as shown below: …
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Start ELEVATED script from within script

Hallo, I'm playing around with Powershell (relative NewBie) and I'm looking for the easiest way to call a Powershell script with elevated rights from within another script. I know of the runas verb for start-process which allows me to start a new…
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Does UAC kill the need to run as a regular user?

Professionally, I've run as a standard user for a decade, and had mastered all the little tips and tricks to administering an enterprise using nothing but runas. Now in trots UAC, and while it makes some situations easier... For the most part all…
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Disabling the prompt to "Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder" (e.g. via GPO)

http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/950934 describes the manner in which, when a member of the Administrators group uses Explorer to navigate to a folder to which the Administrators group has permission, the user will be prompted to "Click…
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Users still get UAC prompt after allowing printer install and alter LAN connection by GPO?

I've implemented the following Group Policy settings to allow non-admins to install printer drivers and to enable / disable their wifi: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> Ability to Enable/Disable a…
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On Windows Vista, is there a way to allow an application to always run with elevated permissions?

Here is the scenario, I have an application that requires elevated permissions to run on my Windows Vista based HTPC, but I don't want to disable UAC because the computer is always connected to the internet. The normal user account that is used when…
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Windows 7 Command Line Prompt

From a regular windows 7 command line, how do I launch the admin command prompt?
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Windows 2008 never run a program "as administrator"

I have an application that Windows 2008 would always run "as administrator" (i.e. the blue/yellow shield overlay icon is always visible). However, the "run this program as an administrator" flag is not set in the file properties. Where does this…
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How important is UAC for developers?

Our small team of developers primarily uses Windows Vista. There has been some debate about the importance of Vista UAC (User Account Control). How important is UAC for experienced users, particularly developers, who are not likely to do…
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How to make UAC ask for username and password every time?

if i start a CMD with elevated rights the UAC asks for the password of my current user, which is only a normal user. So i need to switch the user under "weitere Optionen" (more choices) If i start a setup i get directly prompted for username and…
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Task manager requiring elevation for regular users in Windows 10

Run into a little bit of a snag with Windows 10, and it's a fairly well known one - the problem is that I'm struggling to find a Windows 10 compatible fix that actually works! It's the old "regular users have to input their password to load task…
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windows 10 "run as administrator" not starting

Under Windows 10, I'm logging as an user supposed to have local machine administrator rights. Unfortunately, when I try to launch some application by right-click-ing "Run as administrator", the application doesn't start at all. Altough I can run it…
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Best Practices - Windows 7 Remote Road Warrior Laptop User Permissions

I'm interested in what are considered best practices when setting up laptops for remote users who are never in the office. With UAC in Windows 7, a standard user is significantly limited in what they can do. When you do not want to turn off UAC or…
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