UAC (User Account Control)

Question

Is it anyway possible to disbale UAC for just ONE program? I like the feature, but I have a file that needs to self-run while I away and it usually restarts in one hour, but with the UAC, I am not here to click "allow" to keep it running.

Simply: Is there a way to disable UAC for one program?

mombodog · Answer

Close the program, then Go to the program executable and right click on it an select Properties, go to the compatibility tab and tick the 'run as admin' box, hit OK. This should stop the UAC nonsense for that program.

mombodog · Answer

Here is a utility that may help tame UAC   http://www.tweak-uac.com/

MoneyGuyBK · Answer

The only way I know to disable UAC is to go through Control Panel

Disclaime: Disabling UAC is not recommended.

To Turn UAC Off:

Click "Control Panel"

Choose "User Accounts"

"Turn UAC on or off" should be an option there.

*** Warning: you are taking chances by doing this.

You might inadvertently install an .exe file you did not want to.

So be careful when clicking links.

Good Luck

Peace

Message Edited by MoneyGuyBK on 04-07-2008 04:41 PM

ComputaMan · Answer

the UAC control still pop's up. I've set it to run as administrator

ComputaMan · Answer

@ the the first one to reply to my last post:

i don't wanna turn off ALL of its features

@ at mombo:

i don't really want to download a program, i would like something simple, like the one you posted before about checking the box, i would love to do that, just, that it won't work.

MoneyGuyBK · Answer

UAC is either on or off

you can't have it both ways or choose which programs to have it on with and which off with.

Unless you can find a third-part utility that will do that for you.

Still unadvisable to do either.

Peace

NemesisDB · Answer

I feel your pain. I have two apps that need UAC permission.

OpenVPN (which I can live with, it's free)

and Dell's scanning utility for my printer, which dell tries to run at startup, which is not possible for an application requiring admin rights.

jmr142 · Answer

There's only one Pc and I believe, in the 'registry' ,the previous changes are stored for each time I've made changes regarding my name, (Not a good Idea?) Can the old information be removed from the registry to solve the issue. I used the same password for all the name changes but get the popup on every page I go on the same website. Its frustrating.

Windows General

UAC (User Account Control)

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