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Critical to the success of User Account Control is having software that works well for standard users and administrators, without excess prompts. Since User Account Control is such a central part of Windows Vista, User Account Control compatibility is...

Are you thinking of turning off UAC? Before you do......

Thanks to everyone who joined the chat last week, we hope you found it helpful. On Tuesday July 25th at 9:00 AM PST we will also host a live Web Cast on how User Account Control can help deploy desktops as a standard user. This Web cast is indented for...

Since Beta 1, the UAC policies have adapted to address customer recommendations, enhance security, and to enhance usability. Beta 1 included 5 security policies (or Group Policy Objects (GPOs)) and Beta 2 includes 7. The rest of this post will detail...

Hi, I am Jennifer Allen, a technical writer in the Windows Security Core team. I write technical documentation for UAC, including information for IT pros, developers, and end users. Why am I posting about UAC Beta 2 updates? Well, Windows Vista Beta 2...

Many of the UAC team members attended TechEd 2006 this week in Boston . I really had a great time talking to customers about the UAC project, how the technology works, how the policy options affect its operation, and what direction Microsoft is taking...

Hi, I’m Chris Corio, a Program Manager on the User Account Control team. As I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, we’re hard at work providing a great experience for standard users in Windows Vista. I’m happy to announce a brand new feature that we’ve added...

We created this video to show those who haven’t had a chance to try Windows Vista yet what User Account Control looks like and to demonstrate the benefits of running Windows as a standard user. Start video . This 12 minute video includes:...

First, let me introduce myself, my name is Steve Hiskey, and I am the Lead Program Manager for User Account Control in the Windows Security Core group. Although there are many groups at Microsoft that are contributing to UAC, the Windows Security Core...