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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UAC fix using ACT works in ACT using test but not thereafter [closed]
I'm using Microsoft's application compatibility toolkit in order to bypass UAC and allow non privileged users to access the program.
I'm familiar with ACT and have used it in the past to do the same ...
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Losing write access on Windows Server 2008 R2 - UAC?
We recently completed a migration of our SQL Server from SBS 2003 (& SQL 2003) over to Win Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2008. Our system is a little screwy currently - Our AD DC is still the ...
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How to allow program updates without prompting UAC?
We have about 15-20 users who have this software installed.
We have UAC enabled through GPO as you should, which means the software prompts for admin approval if a standard user trys to install it. ...
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Elevate batch file via UAC
I have found the following routine which is supposed to allow a batch file to issue a UAC prompt and elevate itself to admin. Problem is on Server 2012 it doesn't seem to work for me. According to ...
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Is UAC Preventing write access to Programs Folder?
We have a legacy application on a number of client sites. In some cases clients need to have write access to a folder or two under the Program Files (x86) folder.
As time goes on more and more of the ...
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Find out which account disabled UAC
Someone or something recently disabled UAC on a critical server and it is now asking for a reboot (which can not happen). Is there an event in the logs that will tell me which account disabled this? ...
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Logging in user in Windows 2008 server using LogonUser fails on LogonType LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE
I am using LogonUser function to logon an account to Windows 2008 R2 server on a domain with clusterring.
When using LOGON32_LOGON_INTERACTIVE as LogonType, I successfully login.
When using ...
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Windows 7: Is it possible to start a pinned item from a program as an administrator? [closed]
I have Visual Studio 2012 and I pinned some projects. I want to start a pinned project as an administrator.
Is this possible?
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execute .reg from bat silently in windows 7 with UAC
I need to be able to push out registry fixes with AD logon script to Windows 7 systems with UAC enabled. So far I have had no luck accomplishing this using the standard method that worked in XP.
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Run application under Administrator when UAC is disabled [closed]
When the UAC is disabled, an application is launched in regular mode (i.e., it does not take into account the manifest) and the credentials window (for the administrator's login/password) does not ...
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NTFS - Domain Admins don't have permissions despite being part of the Local Administrators group
As per "Best Practices" staff in our IT department have two accounts. An unprivileged account and an account that is a member of the global Domain Admins ($DOMAIN\Domain Admins) group. On our file ...
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AD: Domain admin needs elevation
I'm trying to change settings on my freshly installed server. I've added it in my domain but I cannot figure out why I keep getting messages like this: "The requested action needs elevation".
The ...
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Make Programs and Features 'Change' button prompt for authentication
I am looking for a way to have the 'Change' button in Programs and Features pop a UAC authentication dialog such as when installing an application for the first time. Currently, we don't deploy ...
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Interesting phenomenom with Windows Server 2008 R2 user access controls and NTFS ACLs
One to try, and I'd appreciate any thoughts on this.
On a Windows Server 2008 R2 box (or presumably 2008 R1, Windows Vista or Windows 7):
i) Logon as an administrator, and create a new NTFS volume
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How could I make a MsAccess Frontend and Mysql Backend more user aware?
I have a distributed MsAccess front-end database which uses a mysql backend.
It uses the Windows System DSN ODBC connections to connect to the server. All my Linked tables refer to that ODBC ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 mapped shares do not show up in command line
When I map a shared folder to a drive in Explorer in Windows Server 2008 R2 the new drive letter (say Z:) does not work in cmd.exe (started as administrator).
What am I doing wrong?
I believe this ...
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Giving Select Windows Domain Users Symbolic Link Privilege
I would like to setup select users on our domain to have the ability to create symbolic links on local NTFS drives and network shares without needing to run as Administrator, as part of an application ...
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task scheduler - run interactively as any user with admin credentials
I'm trying to deploy a scheduled task with a GPO.
The task is set to run at login and executes a batch file, which then executes an EXE file.
However, I also need it to be interactive and run with ...
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NTFS Permissions will not inherit for one file
I have a bizarre issue that seems to be UAC related but I can't figure it out. On the face of it, it seems to be the same issue as this, but it's not quite.
I have a folder which contains the files ...
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How to disable UAC on a domain controller?
I need to disable UAC on a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller, but I can't access its settings through the usual path (Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts), because a DC doesn't have ...
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Run Active Directory Admin Center as another user
I am trying to run Active Directory Admin Center (dsac.exe) on Windows 7 as another user by means of creating a shortcut, rather than having to Shift+Right click and specify the user.
On Windows XP I ...
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UAC in an Active Directory environment
At work, we've recently received a recommendation to have two separate accounts for domain administrators. One account would be a standard user account with no admin privileges and one would be a ...
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How can I allow a limited user to change the system time in Windows 7 without disabling UAC?
I need to allow a couple specific users rights to change their local system time in Windows 7 x64. I have already assigned them the right through group policy using the "Change the system time" user ...
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Windows folder mounted in Unix, unable to touch anything 'permission denied'
I've got a windows system running centos inside a virtual box vm.
I have a directory I've shared in windows, and mounted from centos, in fstab, like so:
//<ip address>/head_build ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Quickbooks 2011 now requires UAC logn, but the currently logged on user and password WORKS FINE?
I have a real strange one... I do IT work for an accounting firm, and because they have such a diverse group of clients, they have many different versions of Quickbooks installed at once. All ...
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access-error when trying to set up vhost pointing to my desktop on Win7
i'm trying to set up vhosts in Apache2(XAMPP) on Windows7.
I would like to have an extra domain for a directory on my desktop and each time i try to access that domain in browser, i'm getting an ...
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What is the relationship (if any) between UAC and ACLs on Windows platforms?
What is the relationship between UAC and ACLs on Windows platforms? Are these two separate security schemes? Or is one a superset of the other?
Intuitively I would expect them to be related but I've ...
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Clavister-Client VPN Access
Error-Message during login:
Unable to update interface address for TUN/TAP interface:
OS:Windows 7 Pro. 64-Bit
Clavister-VPN-Client: 1.0.1.3
Windows 7 UAC is enabled
Connection works with ...
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logman command at startup requires elevation
I am trying to setup Performance Counters on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server and have successfully setup the counters. The problem is that I need to manually start the counters each time the server is ...
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Windows 7 UAC requests escalated to sysadmins?
Is there any way to have users UAC requests listed for admins (or a list of selected users)?
One alternative would be popups on the screen of logged on admins. Another would be listing requests on an ...
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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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Domain Admins group denied access to d: drive
I have a brand new Active Directory (CORP-AD) installation running on Windows 2008R2. I have a domain controller (PDC01) and a member server (ME01).
The member server has a C: and a D: drive.
Part ...
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Open Elevated “Administrator:” cmd prompt instead of “cmd prompt (Running as Administrator)”
If you open a command prompt with a runas command, you will see a window that shows
(Running as some_user)
In the title bar, but if you right click on cmd.exe and choose Run as Administrator you ...
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Can a batch run as admin launch another batch as limited user?
I have a batch that is being run with administrative privileges on a Windows 7 machine. That batch has to run another batch, which should access a mapped network drive. However, network drives are ...
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reporting services 2008 R2 shows UAC for printing ActiveX after .NET 4.0 installation
Installed the latest updates on the server.
Now every time I try to print from a reporting service website the UAC opens..
I already tried to reduce security within IE9 to the minimum, but with no ...
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Group Policy allow login as administrator programatically
We have a line-of-business app written in VB6. When the app starts, it checks a specific network path to see if there any updates to the application. If there are updates, the program logs in as the ...
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Can't run Cygwin/X as administrator on windows 7
When I run Cygwin/X as administrator, I get periodic errors when I try to run, e.g., xterm. I can get around this by running as not administrator, but I've been getting these errors when running exim ...
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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 ...
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How to push an install to windows clients
I need to install a windows service on many windows clients in an AD environment. I'm assuming the company has some sort of client management system installed.
The install must be silent and cause no ...
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Determining UAC requirements for legacy .net 1.1 application
We have inherited an old .net 1.1 Asp.net application which, in the installation guide, requires UAC (User Account Control) to be switched off.
We have access to the source code but the original ...
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Running Visual Studio 2010 in a University Campus
We have just installed Windows 7 Enterprise x64 in one of our computer labs being used by students for programming. However, when we installed Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate on the machines, we found ...
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Safe place to put an executable file on Windows 7 (and Windows XP)
I'm working on a tweak to our logon script which will copy an executable file to the local hard drive and then, using the schtasks command, schedule a task to run that executable daily.
It's a ...
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Windows 2008 WSF Permission
I have a wsf (vb) script that I wrote that will move subdirectories from the C drive to the D drive on our server. Though logged in as a domain admin, I get a permission denied error when I run the ...
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User Account Control: Disable Admin Approval Mode for a specific user
We have a Windows 2008R2 server that runs our build scripts.
At the moment, it is not possible to fix our scripts so that they could run without elevation. Please don't bother. It is currently more ...
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What can trigger a UAC prompt on an executable?
I have a workstation on a domain that's displaying the UAC (User Account Control) prompt for executing a program and I can't figure out why (I don't want it running with administrator privileges).
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UAC-account-users can't see their mounted network-drives
I wrote a few login batches in the Group Policy Management which mount specified devices to specified usergroups. The batches work as they should as long UAC is disabled.
My problem is that the ...
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difference between windows 7 (64bit)enterrprise and windows 7 (64bit)professional Unable to create folder under c:\Program Files
This is related to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4721604/windows-7-64bit-win32-api-to-sacrificerelegate-administrative-privileges-for
Posting here to get more idea about UAC with respect windows ...
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Why would my domain admins turn off UAC? [closed]
I'm a developer of internal software in our company, I've gotten used to UAC in Win7, I prefer to run with in enabled so that our software works correctly with it enabled.
Sysadmins have recently ...
