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Windows Vista Feature Focus: User Account Control
White Papers The main new feature in this category is called User Account Control (UAC, previously called User Account Protection and Limited User Account). Now, even administrators will typically run most applications and system services with Standard User...
[November 23, 2006, 0:00]
User Account Control Demo
White Papers This webcast is a demonstration of User Account Control (UAC).
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
User Account Control Application Compatibility Toolkit
White Papers The presenter of this webcast shows the viewer how to secure the application under User Account Control (UAC).
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
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]
MSDN Webcast: Best Practices For User Account Control In Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast explores Windows User Account Control (UAC), a new security feature in the Windows Vista operating system and explains how User Account Control reduces the security exposure and the attack surface of the operating system by running...
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Vista User Account Protection: Part 1
White Papers This webcast shows how Windows Vista runs applications under User Account Protection (or UAP, formerly known as "Least-privileged User Account", or "LUA") for reduced risk to the application and the system.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
MSDN Webcast: Identifying Least-Privilege User Account (LUA) Bugs With The LUA Buglight Tool (Level 200)
White Papers Designing applications to install and run under the Least-Privilege User Account (LUA) can help to address this problem to a certain degree, but some applications can still break when run with a limited user account.
[December 15, 2006, 0:00]
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]
Windows Vista Application Development Requirements For User Account Control Compatibility
White Papers This white paper is intended to assist application developers with designing Windows Vista capable applications that are User Account Control compliant. This paper also details the technical updates and changes to the user experience in Windows Vista.
[November 17, 2006, 0:00]
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]
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. When more privileges are necessary to execute a restricted operation, the user will be...
[December 16, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Vista User Account Protection: Part 5
White Papers This webcast shows how Windows Vista runs applications under User Account Protection (or UAP, formerly known as "Least-privileged User Account", or "LUA") for reduced risk to the application and the system.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Vista User Account Protection: Part 4
White Papers This webcast shows how Windows Vista runs applications under User Account Protection (or UAP, formerly known as "Least-privileged User Account", or "LUA") for reduced risk to the application and the system.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Vista User Account Protection: Part 2
White Papers This webcast shows how Windows Vista runs applications under User Account Protection (or UAP, formerly known as "Least-privileged User Account", or "LUA") for reduced risk to the application and the system.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Vista User Account Protection: Part 3
White Papers This webcast shows how Windows Vista runs applications under User Account Protection (or UAP, formerly known as "Least-privileged User Account", or "LUA") for reduced risk to the application and the system.
[December 8, 2006, 0:00]
Windows Server Hacks: Get User Account Information
White Papers It will output a list of accounts, giving the following information for each account: username of user, full name of user, account lockout status, whether the user is allowed to change the password and whether the account is nonexpiring or not.
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
User Account Control
White Papers Windows Vista provides a simple and secure mechanism for running end-user accounts with standard user privileges, while eliminating the need for administrator privileges when performing common tasks, such as installing a printer driver or...
[March 8, 2006, 0:01]
About "User Account Protection":
Talkback Now, I don't know the *reason* why Vista would refuse to install a particular driver, but if the driver is buggy and/or unsafe and could lead to system crashes and/or data loss, then how is it in the user's interest to install it?
[November 27, 2006, 14:51]
Account Master 2006
Downloads A UAC (User Account Control) warning message is displayed when the installer is ran on Windows Vista. Account Master 2006 allows you to easily create and keep track of your online accounts and serial numbers/keys.
[August 17, 2006, 13:31]
