Top "Uac" questions

This tag is used for questions concerning the User Account Control (UAC) security feature of Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8 and higher versions of Windows.

Privileges/owner issue when writing in C:\ProgramData\

As pointed out in Writing config file in C:\Program Files (x86)\MyApp\myapp.cfg, vs. Administrator privilege, it is …

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How to embed a manifest file at compile time in Visual Studio 2010

I have a project with a manifest file with the following node: <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" /> ...meaning …

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How do I disable UAC using Windows PowerShell?

How do I disable UAC using a PowerShell script? I can do this manually via the registry using the adding …

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Process.Start with different credentials with UAC on

I am trying to start another process with Process.Start running under different credentials with the UAC turned on. I …

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Is it possible to make a shortcut to a relative path in Windows that runs as admin?

To create a shortcut with a relative path, set the target to the following. %windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c start …

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Delphi: Prompt for UAC elevation when needed

We need to change some settings to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE at runtime. Is it possible to prompt for uac …

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Win C#: Run app as administrator without UAC prompt

I need one of my .exe to always run as administrator without UAC prompt. My program will be installed with …

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ASP.NET/IIS7.5 Writing Log File Not Working (Permissions, UAC, Config., ???)

We're having trouble migrating our ASP.NET applications to Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 and IIS7.5. The problem is that our …

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How can I run a child process that requires elevation and wait?

Win 7/UAC is driving me crazy. From within my C++ application, I need to run an executable that requires elevation …

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Python: How to start a process with Administrator Permissions?

I am starting the following script from a Windows 7 command line with administrator permissions: import win32com.client import time …

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