disable permission dialogs

FromTheRafters wrote:

"It looks to me like the registry edit does not defeat UAC entirely, only
makes the protected admin consent prompts automatically answered."


Exactly!

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>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere et> wrote in message
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>>> To disable UAC prompts (aka "Quiet Mode") NOT UAC.
>>> Run Regedit and navigate to
>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]
>>> Change the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin from "2" to "0".<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>> So you advise to turn off a security feature without even asking what
>> the OP is doing to cause all these popups?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> This so-called security feature is circumvented anyways. The real reason
> for UAC is to help migrate users toward existing within the restricted
> account. If a user refuses to work within these boundaries - UAC becomes
> meaningless. UAC is there to make it easier to work within restricted
> user accounts (provides access to the admin token part). If a user can't
> bring himself to accept the limited powers of the non-admin account for
> day-to-day use, then he may as well not be bothered with (or by) it.
>
> It looks to me like the registry edit does not defeat UAC entirely, only
> makes the protected admin consent prompts automatically answered. The
> user still has to deal with any other split token effects that may
> arise. The "Administrator" account has a full token.
>
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"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere et> wrote in message
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> No.
> The UAC prompts provide insignificant security.
>
> They are primarily a pain in the ass.
>
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Which is PRECISELY why I asked the OP what he was doing to get them "all the
time". I get them maybe once a week, when I do something that requires admin
status.
In normal use no-one should get them "all the time"....

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