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Tuesday, November 03, 2009 4:37 PM

LUA Buglight 2.1 released

LUA Buglight 2.1, identifies admin-permissions issues ("LUA bugs") in desktop applications. New version supports Windows 7 (x86 and x64), Vista (x86 and x64), XP (x86 only) and corresponding Server OSes.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 1 Comments
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 11:15 AM

LUA Buglight

LUA Buglight 2.1, identifies admin-permissions issues ("LUA bugs") in desktop applications. New version supports Windows 7 (x86 and x64), Vista (x86 and x64), XP (x86 only) and corresponding Server OSes.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 11 Comments
Attachment(s): LuaBuglight.zip
Monday, June 15, 2009 10:57 PM

Live, on the internet...

Aaron Margosis appearing on a virtual round table this week about Windows 7 application compatibility, hosted by Mark Russinovich.
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Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:19 AM

FAQ: How do I start a program as the desktop user from an elevated app?

Sample code to demonstrate one way to start a program as the [non-elevated] desktop user from an elevated app.
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Attachment(s): RunAsDesktopUser.zip
Friday, August 15, 2008 2:17 AM

The Return of PrivBar (x86 and x64)

PrivBar and MakeMeAdmin suddenly disappeared a few weeks ago. They're back, and PrivBar is now available for x64 too.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 15 Comments
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Friday, June 13, 2008 12:04 AM

LUA Buglight 2.0 - preview

LUA Buglight 2.0 - preview version available for download
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 3 Comments
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 5:08 PM

How to cleanly stop Explorer.exe on Windows Vista

The hidden trick to stopping explorer.exe on Windows Vista cleanly, without terminating it abruptly.
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Sunday, July 01, 2007 1:29 AM

Scripting Elevation on Vista

Since RunAs.exe won't run a program elevated, is there a way to trigger an elevation prompt from a script?
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Friday, June 29, 2007 11:20 PM

FAQ: Why can’t I bypass the UAC prompt?

Why Vista is better off without setuid or sudo.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:28 PM

And so this is Vista…

What becomes of all my earlier non-admin tips, tricks and recommendations vis-à-vis RunAs, MakeMeAdmin, PrivBar and their interactions with IE and Explorer? The short answer is that Vista changes just about everything with respect to running with least privilege.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:49 PM

Follow-up on "Setting color for *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status"

Improvements on my earlier post about setting color and title for CMD (and PowerShell) windows, based on admin/elevation status
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Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:44 PM

Setting color for *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status

How to automatically set the color and title of *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status with a one-time, one-line configuration change to your system.
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