Update: These instructions were written for one of the Beta or Release Candidate versions of Windows Vista, so they’ve changed a little bit since release to market. The updated instructions can be found here:
Windows Vista: Really Disable The UAC Nag, For Real.
Original Article:
[..] even if you are logged in as Administrator, you’re not getting
Adminstrator rights. There’s a way to turn this feature off by the way:
- Run gpEdit.msc
- Go to: Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options
- User Account Control: Run all users including Administrators as standard users - Disable
- User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt - No Prompt
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January 11, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Bob
And you felt the need to submit your blog to Digg over the original article why exactly? Never mind the fact that it is a good idea not to run as an administrator at all time, an idea that Windows has finally caught from most other major OSs.
January 11, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Will WM
Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not trying to promote myself on Digg with this article. I didn’t submit it, and if I did, I probably would have submitted the original article instead of my clip of it.
Either way, have you actually used Vista? Their administrative lockout (nagging) is poorly implemented at best. Turning off the warnings is just about the same as an admin account in 2000/XP.
Or…if security is that big a deal, try a different OS.
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