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I'm running windows 7 RC.

I've got a few poorly-designed apps that force me to click through a UAC box in order to launch them. This is becoming quite an annoyance. I don't mind UAC aside from this issue.

Is there a way to stop UAC from popping up for just one particular app or executable?

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Possible duplicate: superuser.com/questions/46/… – Diago Jul 15 '09 at 18:21
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Yes, you can, using the Application Compatibility Toolkit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24DA89E9-B581-47B0-B45E-492DD6DA2971&displaylang=en

More info on using it here: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=635

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The ACT method doesn't seem to be working for me. – Bruce Connor Oct 20 '09 at 8:04
There seems to be no way to turn it of on a per application basis if you need to run an unsigned application as administrator (Far Manager in my case) – axk Oct 31 '09 at 14:40
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There is a work-around that lets you create a shortcut that runs the program in administrator mode, without triggering the UAC. It utilizes the Task Scheduler. This is really a bit of a security hole, and it might be patched one day, but it is supposed to work for both Vista and 7. See this page from the How-to Geek.

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Unfortunately no, you have to either have it on completely, or turn it off completely.

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This is not true for every app. There seem to be work around to this. – KronoS May 27 '11 at 20:59
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You can set the individual app or shortcut to always run as an administrator. That should only make you click the approval box once, when it starts up, but it varies by the application.

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Doesn't seem to work for me...apps still require UAC approval every time, even after changing the shortcut. – Mr Fooz Dec 5 '09 at 16:05
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if this can be of any additional help to anyone - try this

http://www.door2windows.com/how-to-turn-off-user-account-control-uac-for-a-specific-application/

download link : http://www.itknowledge24.com/downloads.html

it is a simple tool to create a trusted shortcut

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