UAC and Windows 7

UAC and Windows 7

Microsoft changed how UAC works in Windows 7. UAC in Windows 7 affords the user more flexibility. To check out the new options, go to Control Panel, select User Accounts, followed by Change User Account Control Settings. Here are the four settings:

Top position: Is "Always Notify" and identical to the default mode in Vista.
Second position: Is the Windows 7 default setting, prompting the user when a non-Windows executable asks for privilege elevation.
Third position: Is similar to the second position. The difference being the prompt occurs on the user’s desktop rather than the secure desktop.
Bottom position: This setting turns off all protection afforded by UAC.

The following commands can be executed from the command line to enable or disable UAC>

Disable UAC

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Enable UAC

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

After you enable or disable UAC, you will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.

Click the below links for more information.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-or-disable-uac-from-the-windows-vista-command-line/

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