How to get rid of "Do you want to allow..."?

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  1. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #11

    John Henry said:
    I had programs like hwmonitor, coretemp and cpuz running each day more than once and i always got uac boring me.
    You can skip that through Task Scheduler. Fairly easy, just set it to run on log on, with highest privileges. I do the same in Seven.

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    Win 7 RC 64bit b7229
       #12

    Lordbob75 said:
    You can skip that through Task Scheduler. Fairly easy, just set it to run on log on, with highest privileges. I do the same in Seven.

    ~Lordbob
    I think UAC should have a exclusion list where you can add some programs that UAC may skip.
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  3. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #13

    John Henry said:
    I think UAC should have a exclusion list where you can add some programs that UAC may skip.
    That was dilebrately excluded for security reasons. A virus/nasty thing could add itself to it, or add itself to the program on the list.

    Would be nice though.

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  4. Posts : 1,040
    XP MCE .... XP Pro 64 .... W7 U x64
       #14

    I'm wondering .. Has UAC ever saved anyone ???
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  5. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 RC
       #15

    Turns out this is simple.

    I just did it on a Windows 7 x64 Ultimate RC system. Same trick I use on Vista x64 at work.

    Create a directory for personally trusted apps that Windows does not recognize. The FSF emacs 23.1 Windows binary is a good example. Another is the recompiled GPLed version of Quake II, kmquake2.exe.

    I use "C:\Tools\" myself.

    Add this folder (or subfolders, if you're going to go that route) to the %PATH% environment variable: "Start" -> "Computer", right-click on "Properties", go to "Advanced System Settings", and "Environment Variables" is the fourth and last button.

    Save the new %PATH%.

    Either reboot, or restart Explorer. But if the app is going to be called from a script, you needn't bother, since new instances of cmd.exe will take the new %PATH%.

    Done.
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  6. Posts : 149
    Windows 7 Pro (MSDN)
       #16

    You know, right on the UAC prompt is a link that says "Change when these notifications appear" ...
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  7. Posts : 117
    Windows 7 64 bit SP1
       #17

    John Henry said:
    Why not? I never used UAC since XP, just use a good antimalware suite in manual mode (that promts you for each action) and its the same as UAC even better.
    Because UAC is not just for security. Turning off UAC turns off a host of other tools. For instance, Windows Explorer no longer runs in protected mode. This means that any flaw discovered in IE can be taken advantage of by specially crafted web sites to install root kits that bypass most anti-virus and malware.

    Another thing you lose is folder virtualization. This allows programs which write to protected areas (older programs mostly) to still function in the more locked down environment that Vista/7 use for things like Program Files, etc..
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  8. Posts : 803
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #18

    Mystere said:
    Because UAC is not just for security. Turning off UAC turns off a host of other tools. For instance, Windows Explorer no longer runs in protected mode. This means that any flaw discovered in IE can be taken advantage of by specially crafted web sites to install root kits that bypass most anti-virus and malware.
    I turned it off right after installing windows. If you use a good Internet Security combo and don't use crappy IE you are OK.
    I never had a problem even in XP surfing the internet and I scan all downloads first and trust me I go to very bad sites sometime.

    Btw I use Kaspersky Internet Security and Firefox with privacy/security addons.
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  9. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #19

    +1 MasterB .. having come of age in the Linux world, I learned that the best security lies between your ears, not on your HD.. +rep
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  10. Posts : 803
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #20

    haha, thanks Tews :) We know why we don't trust Windows security!
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