user access control

Microsoft is set to introduce a pivotal security enhancement to Windows 11 with the rollout of the Administrator Protection feature. This initiative aims to fortify systems against breaches stemming from stolen credentials by redefining how administrative privileges are managed. Understanding...

The next evolution of Windows 11 user account management is taking shape, and it's one that upends long-standing conventions in desktop computing security. Microsoft has announced a fundamental overhaul to its approach to administrator accounts, revealing that future versions of Windows 11 will...

It’s a universal truth—give someone access to the Windows Settings app, and suddenly your network environment is less a digital utopia and more a Wild West saloon with keyboard cowboys firing off random configurations. Whether it’s a curious intern, a well-meaning spouse, or that legendary...

Microsoft is taking Windows 11 security up a notch by extending its testing of the "Administrator Protection" feature—a pivotal addition designed to fend off unauthorized system access. This feature, now available for Windows Insiders in the Canary channel, can now be toggled in the Windows...

Original release date: April 29, 2020 Summary As organizations adapt or change their enterprise collaboration capabilities to meet “telework” requirements, many organizations are migrating to Microsoft Office 365 (O365) and other cloud collaboration services. Due to the speed of these...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18290 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may...

Hey everyone, I am at my wits end. I have a Win 10 64 pro machine that if I run the machine for a while, and then go to install a program and try to delete the folder in Program Files so I can get a fresh install, the OS tells me that I don't have permission. However, if I reboot the machine...

Since I am the only one using the local computer a disable oftentimes the UAC here in WIn 7. I am much more worried about unidentifed and unwanted outgoing connections. So what I need are prompts independently from UAC. Is there a way (e.g.by using an Addon) to tell the WinFirewall "if you...

I have a networking problem which has persisted for many weeks no matter what I try to fix it. The basic setup has been running for 7 years without this issue. The network is a Flight Simulator with a main Windows 7 PC driving the Flight Sim software and also acting as a server for another four...

I set up a LogonID giving it administrator rights and naming it "Admin" (I also have the built-in "Administrator" LogonID set up for use). When I try to install certain software using the "Admin" LogonID, I run into a few strange issues during the install ... but it seems to complete. When I...

We are in the process of modifying some applications to run under Windows 7, however, when we run them, we get the ""Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" message from UAC. I know how to turn UAC off to prevent this, but that is dealing with the symptoms...

Okay here we are end of 2010 & I'm still stuck at the same issue. Only difference is I had uninstalled Windows 7 Beta as I was using Dual Boot with Win XP. Now I have only one operating system installed the new Windows 7 Ultimate Edition. My previous folder 'My Music 2' was inaccessible for some...

Hi, Can someone suggest me an application to prompt a password to execute or to run(use) a programme on PC not only installed applications but also for installing applications, the same should prompt password while uninstalling a program from the control panel. The application should collect...

Hello again, this is Mike from Windows7Forums.com. Thanks for reviewing this video. In this demonstration we discuss the methods used to update your computer through Microsoft Windows Update. Windows Update is an excellent tool and over the years that tool has been neglected in both businesses...

I'm trying to copy a series of files from my old XP machine to the new Win 7 machine. I've turned off User access control, I made myself the owner of the machine, etc., the files on the old machine have no permissions preventing the copying. I am the owner of both machines and there is no...

Problems, Problems. I am running Windows 7 7100 x64 version. Everything is great, except..... I use a small program called TWX Proxy (you can search for it on web). It's used as a helper for an online game called Tradewars. Basically, I use a telnet program (usually ZOC) to connect to...

There are a few applications - like Everest - that continue to require UAC permission every time I run them. I know how to ease and even shut off UAC permissions on a global level, but what if I want to leave the global settings alone and eliminate the extra UAC window for just one or two apps I...

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hmmmm..after reading this, I decided to up my UAC level to the highest rating........ Link Removed .

10 Speed Tweaks that can make a huge difference in Vista performance 1. Turn off Windows Search Indexing Windows Vista search indexing is constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching. This is handy, but can severely impact system performance...