Questions tagged [uac]
User Account Control is a technology on Windows Vista and up that improves security on systems by limiting processes to standard user privileges until an administrator manually authorizes privilege elevation.
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0x80004005 when performing administrative tasks [migrated]
We have an AD network, and a group of users has higher privileges than the standard, configured via GPO in Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > ...
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Sudo equivalent under windows: mklink, runas requires password, whereas opening an Administrator cmd doesn't
Sometimes I run into the wild idea of creating a symbolic link à la Windows using MKLINK. However, that immediately shouts at me that I'm not privileged enough to do so. My user is an admin, but not ...
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How to automatically unlock Windows at specific times
I have a need to access the UI and it's not something that can be done with a locked computer with Task Scheduler.
My computer is a Windows 10 machine. My sign in type is PIN.
I tried to use anydesk ...
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Ask for UAC before opening a Windows folder
I want to create a folder where I can only open it, or its contents, by first accepting the UAC prompt.
I have a personal computer, where my account is an admin account, and most programs run under my ...
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Messed up security settings and file permissions in Windows 11 C drive
Yesterday I was fiddling around with advanced security settings as I couldn’t paste anything in my C drive root.. so I right clicked on c drive , properties, advance setting in security section … and ...
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Allow non-admin user to start program without UAC prompt
Consider my son, who I would prefer to not be configured as an administrator on his computer (Windows 11). There are some applications I want him to be able to open -- for instance -- Armoury Crate ...
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Force UAC to prompt for user name and password
Is there a way I can force UAC to pop up with no user assigned, so that I can enter my Admin account and password?
Why
I have a standard account and an Admin account. Recently there was a change and ...
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Prevent users from logging in with local admin
We are looking to implement the principal of least privilege accounts in our company. Our software development team requires administrator rights to perform their work so we're considering creating a ...
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Microsoft .Net Runtime UAC Pops Up Every Few Minutes - How to Stop it
I have a user getting prompted by UAC every few minutes regarding Microsoft .Net Runtime requesting admin credentials. Every time the user clicks No, UAC comes back after a few minutes shown below:
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Programs running as admin, but not prompting for credentials
UPDATE: The only resolution I could find was to remove the user account from the workstation and recreate it. I know that's not a legitimate "fix", but it is technically a legitimate ...
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Windows Defender "protects" me against my own app - how to configure?
Every time I try to open some of my own .BAT files in Notepad++ (just to edit it, not to even run the batch file), I get the "Windows protected your PC" ... "prevented an unrecognized ...
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User account control window : There's no yes button , only no [duplicate]
I'm using Windows 10.
Accidentally the user with admin rights is deleted.
Now everytime i need to install something or do something else , the user account control window is showing , but there's no ...
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Prevent the UAC window for standard/common programs for all User accounts
All non-metro programs/software are installed from the Admin account, and shortcuts are also available in the Windows Start menu for each User account on that PC.
However, clicking on some of the ...
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How to disable editing registry by standard user in Win 7
In the past a standard user in my Win 7 was not able to edit such registry key as HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules.
But now I see that it's ...
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How can you allow executables from a trusted publisher to avoid UAC prompt?
Full disclosure - I am not a skilled developer.
However, I have built and properly signed a small application for a client in C# - signing it with a proper code-signing certificate from Sectigo, in ...
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Can you trick an application into thinking it is running with Admin privileges in Windows 10/11 when `__COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker` doesn't work?
I am running an application installer in Windows 10. Its manifest says it should be run with Administrator privileges. If I run the application with the environment setting __COMPAT_LAYER=RunAsInvoker ...
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Running as an admin, is it possible to create a non-administrative scheduled task?
I'm working on a project responsible for establishing three callbacks for the execution of commands. These are supposed to represent three different scenarios: Regular Command Prompt, Administrative ...
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Capture UAC Username
Is there any way to capture the username that someone enters at a UAC prompt? I have a script that requires admin rights to run, that other people will also be running on other systems. I’d like to ...
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Error fix: gpedit.msc not found - alternatives?
Today when I typed gpedit.msc in the Windows 10 search box and in the Run window (Win + R) I couldn't run the Group Policy editor.
There's this annoying error I'm getting at times when I try to run ...
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User Account Control Manager plus having no password for the administrator
I could not opt for startup settings, to start in safe mode my hp machine.
Why! because I also don't have administrator privileges.
I downloaded a CVE-2017-012_x64.exe file, installing it was a ...
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Effect of enabling UAC virtualization on Programs such as Visual Studio?
One of the reasons as to why I switched from Visual Studio to Rider is performance, it looks like Visual Studio has been optimized to run on multiple CPU cores and Rider is fine with working on a ...
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How to change IIS Pool Process Integrity Level
I can not locate where can I change the Integrity Level of an account that's run a Pool on IIS
On this capture you can see that One pool is run with High Integrity and the other with Medium. The high ...
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How does certain applications bypass UAC for a non-administrator user in Windows 10?
I created a new user account on Windows 10 whose type is "standard user" and in which the User Account Control (UAC) setting is set to "Always notify". To test the privileges, I ...
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allow firewall after first time disallow
I'm using win10 with UAC enabled, typically this is my working laptop so cannot disable UAC.
When download a exe or jar, try to execute it, sometimes windows firewall will prompt whether allow or not ...
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Run an application in batch script as admin with a user that doesn't have admin rights (Win10 20H2)
I need to run some applications through a batch script with admin rights on a non-admin user in Windows 10 20H2. I know that there are a few ways to bypass the UAC prompts, but the main problem is ...
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Windows 10 user access rights - Allow updates but don't allow new installs
I am working with a Windows 10 network with all users/computers connected to AD. I want to remove admin rights of the local Windows users accounts and put everyone on limited access rights BUT, I don'...
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Granting permanent file access permissions to application in Windows 10 from the command line
I am currently working on an application which needs full access to the users home directory and mass storage devices.
I am searching an simple solution to grant permanent access to these directories ...
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Difference Between yellow and blue User Account Control window (Windows 10)
What's the difference between these two UAC popups?
Blue
Yellow
I see the yellow one all the time, so it doesn't seem as important as the blue one. But I just noticed that they basically say the same ...
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Unlock using pin but elevate with full password
I would like to be able to set up my Mom's computer so that she can unlock and login using her pin but then require her full password when elevating, e.g. installing a new program, changing her ...
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Slow UAC/consent.exe caused by 100s of SSL connections to router. Only if router hostname is defined in DNS or hosts file. How do I fix this?
Some apps (UAC and others) have been slow to open, a 5~25 second delay. Even task manager, because of UAC. This is consistent.
Resource Manager showed 100+ new connections being created to my router's ...
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How Do I Gain System Permissions/Privileges On Windows 10 (Without Downloading Any Software)
I'm doing deep modifications and experiments on a fresh install of Windows, but I cannot continue because I do not have SYSTEM permissions. I know SYSTEM privileges are incredibly powerful and ...
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How to make specific app run as admin
I'm running Windows 10 pro, and I have several people using my machine in my business. I am the sole administrator.
All my employees have user accounts, but they are just standard(non admin) users.
I ...
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No "run as administrator" for Local User and Groups
When I use Windows 10 as a user without admin right (seperate user for this) most of the start menu entries for settings via management console have a right-click action where I can say "start as ...
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I cannot change user account control (UAC) setting as an administration
I cannot change UAC to "Never notify me". I logged on as an administrator, and this is the message I got:
You must be logged on as an administrator on this computer to select this setting
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UAC: Windows does not display Yes button or password field
Related issues, not a duplicate of:
"Yes" is disabled in Windows 10 elevation dialog
Automate UAC to not prompt for admin user/pass when app needs "run as administrator"
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Administrator account gets constant "permission denied" for simple file changes and everything else too
For 2 or 3 years I have been having to spend way too much time working around this problem my OS has. I just reinstalled Windows 10 (clean, basic default OS) 2 days ago after formatting my whole SSD, ...
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How to run a PowerShell script at logon for all (current and future) users with elevated permissions without UAC
I'm building a login script for our company. Some of the things it will do include installing printers, mapping drives, setting wallpapers, etc. Many of these things will require elevated permissions....
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Prevent standard user from installing "current-user" software in a normal way?
I have a specific problem, as you know standard user do have the ability to install "current-user" software, e.g "Viber" and many others.
I want to restrict standard users from ...
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What is the difference between uninstalling an application via the windows 10 "Settings" app and the legacy Control Panel?
We have an MSI based InstallShield product installation, it was recently pointed out to us that when our product is uninstalled via the legacy "Control Panel" "Programs and Features&...
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Windows 10 Administrator group members lost their rights
On a windows 10 laptop Administrators group memebers, (except one) lost their administrator rights. Meaning cannot access file system even those that are allowed for Users.
Effective rights shows full ...
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How to shutdown/restart from the command line without elevation?
Has something changed in Server 2019?
Under Server 2016 I was able to run this command in a non-elevated prompt:
shutdown /r /t 0
In Server 2019, however, when I attempt to do so I get:
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New Windows 10 account not seen as admin despite same config as old account
New Windows 10 account not seen as admin despite same config as old account
I have two accounts on my computer.
Both are admin.
Both have UAC set to "Notify me only apps try to make changes to my ...
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Can't open the Device Manager and other Administrative tools | Blocked by Administrator (Windows 10 21H1)
I was updating the device drivers of my computer, but it was unsuccessful, After spending so much time on the booting loop & a couple of forced shutdowns, I rolled back my system using System ...
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Windows 10: allow UAC require fingerprint but disable it on login
Is there a way to disable a fingerprint login for the administrator but leave this possibility enabled in an UAC prompt in Windows 10? After reading this topic, I've set a value of 1 in the ...
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Run a spefic program as administrator from an unprivileged user account without asking for password [duplicate]
My son does not have admin access on his computer but wants to run a game that asks for admin privileges.
I am looking for a way to run just this one program as administrator without prompting for ...
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is it possible to block an exe running before it reaches UAC on win 10
Foxit pdf keeps wanting to connect to some useless service via the exe which is shown by uac below ( attached not enough street cred ).
is it possible to blacklist any exe from even trying to start ...
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UAC installation questions
would like to check, if a domain account does not have admin rights they would be prompt for password when doing installation.
if the UAC is turned off on that Account, would they be able to install ...
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Full-proof way to launch a webpage
On my machine (Windows 10), I have one Administrative user and one standard user.
I launch chrome on my Administrative user account. I then lock my account and log into my standard user account. I ...
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Why running %COMPSEC% in windows Run directly open cmd with administrator priviledges ant not asking or that UAC Yes/No Prompt?
I was doing some malware analysis and stumbled across a code which was executing %COMPSEC% command, and by running it in my own windows run box (as we usually open %temp%, %systemroot%, etc in run) it ...
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Why starting some programs takes too long after windows start?
Every time I restart my computer (which it has an SSD hard drive) it takes about few seconds to windows 8 boot and login. But I cannot start some programs like Task Manager, Services, Any Run as ...
