If you like to use command prompt, here’s some of the things you can do with it in Vista. Keep reading →

User Account Control: A new security component in Windows Vista that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators, called standard users in Windows Vista, and as administrators without having to switch users, log off, or use Run As.

Chris Jackson, a developer and application compatibility expert on the Windows Application Experience SWAT Team, released some info that they gathered relating to UAC. They removed enterprise users, and beta testers from the 9 million user sessions they have data on during the period from October to December in 2007. Previously, 84% of consumers had UAC enabled, but that number has now gone up to 88%. Now this probably isn’t all that amazing of a statistic, what’s maybe more surprising is that 12% have disabled it. What is encouraging is that the percentage that disable it has gone down, but this number may not mean what you think as statistics can be deceiving. Keep reading →

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Michael talks about UAC, and the large number of IT pros that disable it. Keep reading →

The fifth tip video by PCWizKid. Are you getting User Account Control popups asking you always for permission to proceed to do simple tasks? Lets Disable it with these easy steps.

When you have User Account Control (UAC) functionality enabled in Windows Vista, and then you try to start certain tools at a command prompt, you experience the following behavior:

• The User Account Control dialog box appears.
• When you click Continue in the User Account Control dialog box, the tool runs. However you cannot type any more commands at the command prompt until you exit the tool.

For example, you experience this behavior when you start the following tools:

• Registry Editor
• Services.msc

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A keyboard only way to launch a program with Elevated Credentials. Keep reading →

A group policy extension that allows customization of UAC, providing permissions to applications, users, and computers. Keep reading →