Troubleshoot How to use SUA for security?

[Emanuel.]

Hello, I wanted to know if someone with knowledge can help me to configure SUA. Thank you very much. Greetings.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

Standard User Account (SUA) cannot run programs as administrator without signing into an administrator account from within the prompt, which means the process of running a program as administrator is lengthier (more time to think before you do!).

If you stick to a SUA and make good choices you'll be good to go. Remember that malware doesn't always require elevation, bad things can be done with standard rights too. Therefore, it isn't an excuse to be click happy!

SUA pretty much is about a user account with less rights -> can do less than an admin account.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

But if you have UAC turned to max, shouldn't it ask you anyway when you try to do something that requires admin privileges while you're using an admin account? In this case does it really matter if you're using SUA or admin, cuz it asks you in both?

Yes but it is harder to bypass on SUA IMO. SUA is a lot more restricted than admin account basically, that is all there is to it IMO.

 

[Deleted member 65228]

In what ways is it more restricted?

It limits access to administrator rights for programs being ran... Unless you're constantly uninstalling/re-installing software or require to do things that require elevation a lot, it is best to just use SUA.

Found these on Google, should help you with more infos:
User Accounts: Standard User Versus Administrator User | MCITP 70-623 Exam Cram: Windows Vista Post-Installation Tasks | Pearson IT Certification
Windows Basics: Understanding User Accounts - Full Page
Standard user vs admin

I skim read them so I know they're related, should be okay.

 

[TairikuOkami]

By default SUA allows more than admin account with max UAC actually. You need to set it up first to be more restrictive, like to deny elevations requests.

reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

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[Sunshine-boy]

set it up first

How?

 

[shmu26]

In SUA, there are certain Windows settings that are inaccessible, and certain things you can't do, even by entering admin password.

 

[509322]

Hello, I wanted to know if someone with knowledge can help me to configure SUA. Thank you very much. Greetings.

Do you even know how to create a .reg or .bat file ?

Microsoft creates different account types, but like virtually everything Windows related, there is no decent documentation. You have to spend a lot of online time tracking down infos and figuring it out for yourself.

 

[shmu26]

Hello, I wanted to know if someone with knowledge can help me to configure SUA. Thank you very much. Greetings.

Most people who use it, either create a new SUA account, or change an existing account to SUA, without doing any configuration at all. If you want more than that, you will probably have to do like @Lockdown said.

 

[Emanuel.]

Do you even know how to create a .reg or .bat file ?

Microsoft creates different account types, but like virtually everything Windows related, there is no decent documentation. You have to spend a lot of online time tracking down infos and figuring it out for yourself.

Yes they are created, but I do not know the content. Thank you very much. Greetings.