Solved How to enable UAC access on windows?

Tomha

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I know there is a tutorial for this somewhere here on the forums that was really good, but I cant find it. How can I enable UAC on my computer to a level which so long as I can provide the password or what ever, there will be nothing Windows wont allow me to do?

Last time I just used the default administrator account to solve this...but that is a pretty flawed solution.

Thanks.
 

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Thanks :)

After looking at that though, its really what I had already. I dont mind the fact it asks me to make changes and such, that's good, but there are still some things windows wont allow me to do, e.g. delete files from an old windows backup, because I don't have sufficient administrator privelages. Is there a way to change this?
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64bitIntel i7 3770k 3.5ghzCorsair Vengeance 16gb (4x4gb)Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX970
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU
Intel i7 3770k 3.5ghz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16gb (4x4gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX970
Sound Card
None
Monitor(s) Displays
3x AOC 12367fh 23"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - 64mb cache
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB - 32mb cache
Samsung 830 SSD 128Gb Boot Drive
PSU
Corsair AX-860W ATX
Case
Corsair 500R black
Cooling
Corsair 500r Stock cooling (3x120mm, 1x200mm) & Corsair H100
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Logitech G110 gaming keyboard
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Logitech G500s
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Corsair Hydro 100 CPU Cooler
Well that is something different. You might find this handy: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html - created by Mark

This should allow you to do anything, but read through it before you make changes, because you shouldn't ever 'take ownership' of the C drive, etc. And make sure you are only taking ownership of something that doesn't run your computer ;)

A tip box at the end of that tutorial will link you to a tutorial on permissions if that is something you need.
 

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Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bitIntel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz8.00 GBNone
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Asus Build
OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
B85M-E
Memory
8.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
None
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 23.6" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
INTEL SSDSC2BW180A4
Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series
PSU
Seasonic S12II-380Bronze
Case
Lian Li
Cooling
Fan, Passive
Keyboard
Logitech K120
Mouse
Microsoft Touch Mouse
Internet Speed
4ms Ping, 19.0 Mbps Download, 19.0 Mbps Upload
Antivirus
Eset Endpoint
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Internet Explorer, Chrome
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