Windows 8 Keeps Changing User Account Control Settings
My Windows 8 computer keeps changing the User Account Control setting. It must be turned on in order for the Windows 8 Apps from the store to run. I will turn it on, and everything will be fine for about a week, through multiple logins and restarts. Then one day I will come in and not be able to run my apps. It says that User Account Control is turned off. I will login with the admin account, turn it on, restart the machine, and then everything will work.
But about a week later I will need to go through it all again. I am planning on getting Windows 8 on all new machines this year, but I need to figure out why this is happening before I deploy them to my users.
But about a week later I will need to go through it all again. I am planning on getting Windows 8 on all new machines this year, but I need to figure out why this is happening before I deploy them to my users.
Could you check the event viewer and check if there is an entry about UAC ?
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I couldn't find any event viewer entries related to UAC.
I think it is related to the computer doing a restart to install Windows updates. Last week UAC was turned on. I had a message that I had to do a restart to complete two updates. I did the restart and then UAC was turned off when I logged back in.
I think it is related to the computer doing a restart to install Windows updates. Last week UAC was turned on. I had a message that I had to do a restart to complete two updates. I did the restart and then UAC was turned off when I logged back in.
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We just bought a new Windows 8 machine. It is exhibiting the same behavior.
Is there a Group Policy setting for UAC? I see one that states run admins in UAC mode, but not one for actually turning UAC on or off.
Is there a Group Policy setting for UAC? I see one that states run admins in UAC mode, but not one for actually turning UAC on or off.
I cannot answer which policy, but you must have some policy interfering. There is no other way a different and brand new machine would be changing UAC on its own. That has not happened to me at all (my machines or client machines).
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it appears to be a policy setting called "Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode", even though the account in question was not an administrator account.
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@richn - Thank you, and I was happy to help you with this.
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I have an upgraded Windows 8 Pro machine and a Windows 8 Pro preview machine. Both machines keep UAC turned on. It is unusual (I have not seen it) for Windows 7 turn off UAC. I only see a couple of Windows 8 machines and UAC stays on.
Did you check for Malware and Viruses? Run online Malwarebytes in addition to your own virus applicaion.
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