UAC off, Run as Admin still required


  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #1

    UAC off, Run as Admin still required


    If UAC is turned off and your users setup as local administrators why is "run as administrator" needed for certain software?
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  2. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello greyclear,

    In Windows 7, only the built-in Administrator account has "elevated" rights by default, and is why it doesn't get a UAC prompt to approve an elevated task.

    Normal administrator accounts run "unelevated" by default. Anything that requires to run with elevated rights will need to be "Run as administrator" to do so. If UAC was turned on, the normal administrator would be prompted by UAC to approve the elevated task before it was allowed to run as administrator (elevated).

    Here's some more info about all of this if you like.

    Run as Administrator

    User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

    User Account Control (UAC) - Elevate Privilege Level

    Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable

    Hope this helps, :)
    Shawn
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