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“Certified for Windows Vista” Software Logo Requirements
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over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
11
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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...
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"How do I turn off that annoying User Account Control?"
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
17
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Are you thinking of turning off UAC? Before you do......
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TechNet Webcast: Limiting Administrator Privileges with User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista (Level 200)
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
6
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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...
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What's New in Beta 2? - Group Policy Updates
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
9
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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...
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What's New in Beta 2? - User Experience
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
2
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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...
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TechEd 2006 and an Invitation to a UAC Chat
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
10
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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...
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The ActiveX Installer Service
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
25
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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...
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See User Account Control in Action
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
19
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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:...
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Reducing Elevation Prompts in RC1
Posted
over 7 years ago
by
User Account Control Team
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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...
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