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Why You Should Not Turn off UAC
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<blockquote data-quote="Ink" data-source="post: 166828" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><strong>Posted by 7Tutorials, <a href="http://www.7tutorials.com/uac-why-you-should-never-turn-it-off" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Summary of article:</em></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is UAC and How does it work?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What changes require administrative privileges in Windows?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is different between UAC levels in Windows?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Should I disabled UAC when I install applications?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where to find it?</li> </ul><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/h9EEYhv.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p>(Image taken from Source)</p><p></p><p><strong>Which Changes Require Administrative Privileges in Windows?</strong></p><p></p><p>There are many changes which require administrative privileges and, depending on how UAC is configured, they can cause an UAC prompt to show up and ask for permission. These are the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Running an application as administrator</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changes to system-wide settings or to files in the Windows or Program Files folders</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Installing and uninstalling drivers & applications</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Installing ActiveX controls</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changing settings to the Windows Firewall</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changing UAC settings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Configuring Windows Update</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adding or removing user accounts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changing a user’s account type</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Configuring Parental Controls or Family Safety</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Running Task Scheduler</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Restoring backed-up system files</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Viewing or changing another user’s folders and files</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Changing the system date and time</li> </ul><p><strong>Originally posted by <a href="http://www.7tutorials.com/uac-why-you-should-never-turn-it-off" target="_blank">7Tutorials</a>.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ink, post: 166828, member: 3"] [B]Posted by 7Tutorials, [URL='http://www.7tutorials.com/uac-why-you-should-never-turn-it-off']HERE[/URL].[/B] [I]Summary of article:[/I] [LIST] [*]What is UAC and How does it work? [*]What changes require administrative privileges in Windows? [*]What is different between UAC levels in Windows? [*]Should I disabled UAC when I install applications? [*]Where to find it? [/LIST] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/h9EEYhv.png[/IMG] (Image taken from Source) [B]Which Changes Require Administrative Privileges in Windows?[/B] There are many changes which require administrative privileges and, depending on how UAC is configured, they can cause an UAC prompt to show up and ask for permission. These are the following: [LIST] [*]Running an application as administrator [*]Changes to system-wide settings or to files in the Windows or Program Files folders [*]Installing and uninstalling drivers & applications [*]Installing ActiveX controls [*]Changing settings to the Windows Firewall [*]Changing UAC settings [*]Configuring Windows Update [*]Adding or removing user accounts [*]Changing a user’s account type [*]Configuring Parental Controls or Family Safety [*]Running Task Scheduler [*]Restoring backed-up system files [*]Viewing or changing another user’s folders and files [*]Changing the system date and time [/LIST] [B]Originally posted by [URL='http://www.7tutorials.com/uac-why-you-should-never-turn-it-off']7Tutorials[/URL].[/B] [/QUOTE]
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