How can to manually change the default (suggested / favourite) users of the Windows UAC dialog?

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Whenever I want elevated rights (via the Windows 7 User Access Control dialog), I need to input the [LaptopLocalName]\administrator. Because the user is in the domain, you cannot even just type administrator without a domain prefix.

Windows 7 does not seem to cache the suggested entries. Together with the password this amounts to a lot of typing.

Any chance to put a list of "favorite admin users" into the registry or policies?

till

Posted 2009-10-26T17:01:12.727

Reputation: 179

Answers

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The actual answer (or at least an equivalent workaround) can be found here: How can I get the UAC/elevation prompt to remember my local username?.

till

Posted 2009-10-26T17:01:12.727

Reputation: 179

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I only have an indirect answer.

I don't know of any way to monkey with the UAC, but I do know of a way of caching text in an an easily accessible manner.

For these purpose I use a clipboard replacement utility that has the ability to remember not only past clipboard data, but also permanent list(s) in which one can stock text strings that are easily accessible via a hotkey.

Gizmo's article Best Free Clipboard Replacement Utility recommends quite a few such utilities.

harrymc

Posted 2009-10-26T17:01:12.727

Reputation: 306 093

Good workaround. Ditto (the first suggestion in the article) has been a huge help for me in loads of situations, including ones like this. Can't live without it. – outsideblasts – 2009-10-26T17:54:59.607

The problem with the clipboard approach is that the UAC prompt blocks all interaction with other programs (at least it should), to protect it from scripting. That could make it a little difficult to select the right entry. Clipboard pasting generally seems to work though. – till – 2009-10-27T08:09:48.917