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UAC - User account control, can you add a program so it will not prompt you to 'allow' each time?

Asked by: noel_smith

in the UAC - User account control options can you 'always allow' a certain program?  I have a program that I know is ok, but I did not want to turn off the user account control completely.  I would like to be able to just allow this one program each time.

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2007-12-25 at 19:24:25ID23042697
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Answers

 

by: nathana21Posted on 2007-12-25 at 21:13:33ID: 20528392

 

by: KCTSPosted on 2007-12-26 at 01:49:48ID: 20528737

This is not possible without turning off User Account Control (UAC), which would reduce security on your system.

 

by: LeeTutorPosted on 2007-12-26 at 05:53:42ID: 20529129

Try this free program:

http://www.tweak-uac.com/what-is-tweak-uac/

What is TweakUAC?
TweakUAC(TM) is a free software tool that you can use to quickly turn UAC (User Account Control of Windows Vista) on or off, or to make UAC operate in the quiet mode:

Using TweakUAC is extremely easy: just download and run it, then select the desired option on its window and press OK:

Turn UAC off
This option turns UAC off completely. If this is what you want, select this option, press OK, restart the computer, and you wont see the elevation prompts anymore. Windows Vista will operate pretty much like Windows XP does when you login to its administrators account.

Switch UAC to the quiet mode
This option does not turn off UAC; instead, it only makes UAC to operate in the quiet mode. In the quiet mode, UAC does not display the elevation prompts for the administrators. That is, when you attempt to do an administrative task, you will be allowed to proceed automatically, without prompting you to confirm the operation. All other features of UAC would still be enabled: the programs will run with the standard user permissions by default, and the standard users will still see the elevation prompts (the quiet mode applies to the administrator accounts only).

Leave UAC on
If you have previously turned UAC off or switched it to operate in the quiet mode, you can use this option to restore the original behavior of UAC.

Note that if you turn UAC off or switch it to operate in the quiet mode, Vista starts displaying a warning message in its taskbar. You can turn that message off, though: double-click on the shield icon in the taskbar to open Windows Security Center. Then click on the Change the way Security Center alerts me link, in the left panel. Finally, choose one of the Dont notify me options.

Note also that if you have used the Local Security Policy tool of Windows Vista to change the advanced configuration options of UAC, they will not be affected by TweakUAC; you would have to use the Local Security Policy tool to modify them.


 

by: LeeTutorPosted on 2007-12-27 at 06:01:52ID: 20534002

noel_smith, any feedback?

 

by: noel_smithPosted on 2007-12-27 at 06:09:14ID: 20534049

I reallly did not want to use a 3rd party software, where it turns off UAC.  I run just about everything as administrator, so in quiet mode, I would be concerned that I could mess something up.  Do you think in quiet mode, I could do something and not know it?

 

by: LeeTutorPosted on 2007-12-27 at 06:14:44ID: 20534097

See if this page settles any of your doubts:

http://www.tweak-uac.com/uac-quiet-mode/
Is the quiet mode of UAC less secure?

 

by: noel_smithPosted on 2007-12-27 at 11:36:15ID: 31417126

Thank you for your assistance.  I'll give tweak a try and see that it works for my purposes.  Knowing that UAC is not the ultimate of security is a good thing.

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