Solved UAC Randomly Resets

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kgash

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I have a new Win7 Pro 64x system and I decided not to use UAC so I set the slider to the lowest setting and rebooted. All worked well for a while but it appears that occasionally, when I reboot, UAC is reset to the highest value. I cannot find an event that causes this and I have not been able to find much information about it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash
This is kind of like a first blocker that you can inspect the program you want to install,run,
and final check for changes to the system.

Windows 7 has a better UAC compare with Vista,less annoy:)
If you have the AntiVirus software installed,you might consider to put it to the lowest.
But I recommend you to put it in the default level.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony VGN-FW520D
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13GHz
Memory
4GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Graphics
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
500 GB SATA 5400 RPM
I have been using PCs for many years and I fully understand the purpose of UAC. I don't need it and Microsoft provided a way to turn it off. My problem is that something is causing it to turn on again. Even if I set UAC at one of the intermediate levels, it randomly resets to the highest level.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash
Yes. My account has administrative privileges and the guest account is turned off.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash
Thats an odd one. Have you performed any Windows updates recently? I wonder if that is what is resetting UAC.......

Regards,
Golden
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
I have my updates set to notify me and I will install. I haven't noticed any correlation though. The next update I get (other than MSE) I will take note.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash
Do you have any HIPS program running in background? That might be blocking/resetting the changes.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HCL
OS
Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
CPU
Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L
Memory
3GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB
Sound Card
On-board
Monitor(s) Displays
HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320GB
PSU
Corsair CX500 V2 500W
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Stock
Mouse
Stock
Internet Speed
15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh
The only security programs I have running are MSE, Secunia PSI and Windows Firewall.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HCL
OS
Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
CPU
Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L
Memory
3GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB
Sound Card
On-board
Monitor(s) Displays
HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320GB
PSU
Corsair CX500 V2 500W
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Stock
Mouse
Stock
Internet Speed
15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh
Sorry it took so long to reply. I reset all of the Group Policy settings to default and then disabled LUI. I don't seem to be getting the reset of UAC anymore so I guess it is fixed. Since it is a random occurrence that happens when I boot the computer, and I usually leave it in hibernate for several days, it may appear again, but I think it won't.
Thanks, problem appears to be solved.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
kgash
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
Memory
4Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GeForce GT220
Sound Card
kgash
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer AL2216W
Hard Drives
WD WD5000AAKS 500GB
Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB
PSU
kgash
Case
kgash
Cooling
kgash
Well, thanks for updating us. Glad it's sorted.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HCL
OS
Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
CPU
Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L
Memory
3GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB
Sound Card
On-board
Monitor(s) Displays
HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320GB
PSU
Corsair CX500 V2 500W
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Stock
Mouse
Stock
Internet Speed
15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh
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