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TechNet Webcast: Limiting Administrator Privileges With User Account Control (UAC) In Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers User Account Control (UAC) in Microsoft Windows Vista helps solve this problem by allowing standard user accounts to perform common tasks like adding printers and changing the time zone, while also improving application compatibility.
[September 8, 2006, 0:00]
Account Master 2006
Downloads A UAC (User Account Control) warning message is displayed when the installer is ran on Windows Vista. The user must allow the setup application to have access or disable UAC. Account Master 2006 allows you to easily create and keep track of your...
[August 17, 2006, 13:31]
Using Application Compatibility Tools For Marking Legacy Applications With Elevated Run Levels On Microsoft Windows Vista
White Papers User Account Control (UAC) leverages the Windows security architecture as originally designed in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1. When UAC is enabled in Windows Vista, all users, including administrators, run in a standard user account.
[October 29, 2008, 0:21]
Understanding User Account Control In Vista
White Papers If an individual has not looked at Microsoft Vista yet, there is still a great chance that he will have heard something about User Account Control (UAC) at some point. This paper explains what User Account Control (UAC) is and what it is not.
[November 15, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft: Users Confused By Vista UAC Prompts
News In a video interview with ZDNet.com.au at the AusCERT2008 conference this week, Charney said Microsoft needs to make improvements around User Account Control (UAC). Clearly there is work that has to be done around the UAC prompts — in part because...
[May 23, 2008, 10:13]
Coders Claim Bypass Of Vista Security Feature
News Critics, however, have said that, by coding around User Account Control (UAC), the developers had simply done what Microsoft had intended them to do. UAC is a controversial feature of Vista designed to stop users from installing or executing...
[April 28, 2008, 15:17]
Symantec Stays On Trail Of Vista Bugs
News In a second report on Vista, Symantec takes on a security feature called User Account Control (UAC) in the operating system. UAC and Internet Explorer 7 are two of the key ingredients to deliver that security.
[July 25, 2006, 9:40]
Kaspersky Predicts Vista Security Holes
News Another target for hackers will be the system of user privileges — User Account Control (UAC), which can be used to restrict users' administrative rights. He added that it is already possible to circumvent UAC.
[December 11, 2006, 13:13]
Windows Vista RC1 (build 5564) review
Reviews While maintaining that Vista is the most secure operating system it's released to date, Microsoft has also backed off in this RC1 release on its aggressive User Account Control (UAC) protection. Worse, while the UAC message appears, the entire...
[September 4, 2006, 12:00]
Microsoft Denies Flaw In Vista
News Microsoft stopped short of blaming third-party email clients for the problem, but said that User Account Control (UAC) — which limits users' ability to install applications unless they have administrator privileges — can "help to provide better...
[December 4, 2006, 13:16]
TechNet Webcast: User Account Control (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast provides an in-depth look at the capabilities and benefits of the Windows User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows Vista. The webcast shows how the UAC helps to minimize exposure and reduce the attack surface of the operating...
[November 24, 2006, 0:00]
TechNet Webcast: User Account Control Internals And Impact On Malware (Level 400)
White Papers Windows Vista introduces a new feature, User Account Control (UAC) that enables users to run applications without administrator rights. The presenter of this webcast detail the internal implementation of UAC, including file system and registry...
[August 31, 2007, 1:00]
Teach Your Apps To Play Nicely With Windows Vista User Account Control
White Papers The primary goal of User Account Control (UAC) is to make the default user token that applications are run with mimic that of a member of the Users group. UAC also includes other technologies to support application compatibility and to secure the...
[December 16, 2006, 0:00]
WinCleaner UAC Switch
Downloads UAC short for User Account Control - also referred to as Admin Approval Mode is a new feature of Windows Vista. UAC Switch will allow you to control the behavior of the UAC. Use WinCleaner UAC Switch and free yourself from the constant annoying...
[May 11, 2008, 13:31]
TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility Considerations With Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers The presenter starts the webcast by explaining User Account Control (UAC), which helps reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode.
[August 28, 2007, 1:00]
Microsoft: Vista UAC Designed To 'annoy Users'
News David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, was the group program manager in charge of designing User Account Control (UAC), which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having administrator...
[April 11, 2008, 11:52]
Microsoft Partner: Vista Less Secure Than XP
News Security company Kaspersky claims that Vista's User Account Control (UAC), the system of user privileges that can be used to restrict users' administrative rights, will be so annoying that users will disable it.
[March 16, 2007, 15:09]
Windows 7: Screenshot Gallery review
Reviews Windows 7 lets you tune just how often you'll see UAC prompts, giving you the option of a much less chatty system. If you do get a UAC dialogue, you'll find it gives you more information, helping you make more informed decisions, rather than just...
[October 28, 2008, 15:02]
Windows 7: A First Look review
Reviews Microsoft is also making it easier to tune the frequency of UAC (User Account Control) prompts, making Windows 7 a lot less intrusive than its predecessors. Windows 7 lets you tune just how often you’ll see UAC prompts, giving you the option of a...
[October 28, 2008, 15:02]
Developers Snub Vista In Favour Of XP
News IBRS's Sweeney claimed one of the major problems developers have had to overcome when working to build applications for Vista is its new security model — otherwise known as user account control (UAC).
[May 19, 2008, 10:56]
