UAC in WIN 7
 

How can we turn off UAC for certain programs.

Like everytime I start windows, it prompts me if I would like to allow Evga Precision to run, and everytime I have to say yes. Is there a way to change the settings for certain programs to allow these things to start without permission, other than turning off Windows User Account Control?

Thanks,
Marc

Control Panel/Security/ Change user account control settings.

http://overclockaholics.com/forums/a...1&d=1266702690

Yeah I had to do this for coretemp in windows 7

This article is for Vista, but the procedure should be the same

If you are not "autostarting" it thats fine, the system policy fix should be the same.


http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/wi...windows/?p=730

If you want to run a program at startup and leave uac on, just go to task scheduler, create a new task that runs the program when you log on, and in the properties for the task enable "run with the highest privileges".

Make sure you have it set in the program to NOT run at startup, the task scheduler will run it and no popup!

Ok, I do not want to turn UAC off. The above helps for running a program at startup. But what if I just want the notification to not pop-up everytime I go to open the program.

There is a program called defraggler. Basically an advanced defrag program. When we attempt to run the program, it pops-up telling us this program can make changes etc... do we want to allow.
How can I make that not appear, without lowering UAC settings, or having it start at startup?

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Marc

The link I provided tells you how to do it.

You create a task, and then create a shortcut to the task so clicking the shortcut you made will launch the application without the UAC prompt. Its not ties to "load at startup" its just still called a task though :)

You are right that is perfect. Thanks so much for that link. :thumbsup:

I just turn UAC off completely because it annoys the hell out of me. I think UAC is just one of those security features for people who are unaware of what programs they are downloading that can or can not be trusted. No offense to you marc, I'm talking about the people who DL tons of programs without knowing anything about them.

No offense taken. The use I have for this is we are installing Windows 7 on some laptops at the community college I work at in the IT department.
The programs that we install, I know are safe, so I was wondering how to create shortcuts that would not need authorization, on top of the fact that not all users on the computer will have Admin access. Then leave UAC on so that if someone with Admin access installs a program they will get the pop-up to warn them that they are doing something that could be harmful.

We fight so much Spam, Adware, porn etc... Just trying to figure a little way around it.

On that note, what do you guys use to scan for viruses?

To scan other peoples HDDs?

ESET nod32 in with their drive in an external cage and autoplay disabled :)

Works really good on that big one that pops up every year (that virus that pretend to be a antivirus?)

I cant remember the name... I just remove it. take s 45 minutes tops.