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Controlling UAC Setup Prompts

In a discussion mostly centered around User Account Control, this episode focuses on Vista's default behavior of prompting for admin security when it sees an executable with "setup", "install" or "uninstall" is in the filename. Some details on this security feature as wellas how and why you might wish to disable it are covered.

MP3: Bob Kelly - Controlling UAC Setup Prompts

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Posted by Bob Kelly on May 21, 2007 3:00 PM |

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I have found a way to turn on and off UAC without rebooting. It is a nice little program that doesn't install on your machine, it just executes.
http://www.tweak-uac.com/download/
I hope this will help.

Posted by: Raymond Perkins | September 22, 2007 9:27 PM

I'm a bit skeptical- I recommend caution. Anyone have experience with this tool to share? I never know if I can trust something like this.

Posted by: Bob Kelly | September 26, 2007 5:42 PM

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Bob Kelly is the founder of AppDeploy.com — a resource focused on desktop management products and practices. He is author of the Start to Finish Guide to Scripting with KiXtart and The Definitive Guide to Windows Desktop Administration. He is also president and co-founder of iTripoli, Inc. who provide AdminScriptEditor.com, home to an integrated suite of scripting tools and a shared library of scripts and language help. Not enough? For more on Bob click here.