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Windows 7: Default UAC level adequate for most users ?
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24 Jan 2010
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Default UAC level adequate for most users ?
Just wondering what you think of keeping the UAC level to it's default setting ? Do you think one would be better protected having it enabled to the MAX ?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Envy 17 4054ca
OS Windows 7 baby ! : D
CPU Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1449 (CPU)
Memory 6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 662MHz
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Sound Card IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor @ 1600x900
Screen Resolution 1600X900
Hard Drives 78.15GB INTEL SSDSA2M080G2GC ATA Device (IDE)
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24 Jan 2010
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Obviously the higher you set it the more secure you're going to be, in theory. I think having windows firewall, MSE, and Malwarebytes is just fine if you know what you're doing. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Vostro 1000
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x86
CPU AMD Sempron 3600+
Graphics Card ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1200 x 800
Mouse Logitech V320 Cordless Optical Mouse
Hard Drives WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB (WD5000BEVT)
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24 Jan 2010
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W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation) |
hi !
is there any reason not to set UAC at max ? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell
OS W7-Enterprise + WS-2008 (Converted to Workstation)
CPU P4 2,4GHz (at 1,8GHz, "slow" RDRAM, only 400MHz FSB...)
Motherboard Intel 850E
Memory 2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA QUADRO2 PRO 64MB
Sound Card Yes
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 1702FP
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Yes
Mouse Yes, and i also have Cats...
PSU Yes
Case Yes
Cooling Yes
Hard Drives Yes
Internet Speed University: 100 MBit/s, Home: UMTS 7,2 MBit/s
Other Info W7 on a DINOSAUR: P2 with 266MHz CPU & 160MB RAM
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24 Jan 2010
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win7 ultimate / virtual box weston super mare, UK |
Quote: Originally Posted by hackerman1  hi !
is there any reason not to set UAC at max ? It could become really tiresome being notified for every change you make 
I'm gonna try it now and see how long i can cope with it  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number built my own
OS win7 ultimate / virtual box
CPU Intel Core i7 3770K,1155, Ivy Bridge
Motherboard MSI Z77A-G43
Memory GSkill Ripjaws Z Series 1600 CL 9.0 16GB
Graphics Card KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-E gfx card
Sound Card onboard Nvidia HDMI audio
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VK222H 22" widescreen LCD monitor
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard logitech
Mouse logitech MX518
PSU Corsair HX 750W ATX2.2 Modular
Cooling Antec 25 Kuhler H2O 620
Hard Drives Kingston 128gb SSD
OCZ Vertex 90gb SSD
500GB WDCaviar 16mb 5000KS
320GB WDCaviar 16mb 3200AAKS sata 2
1TB Samsung 16mb HD103SJ sata 2
Internet Speed 7mb adsl
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24 Jan 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit Orlando, Florida |
I tried setting it to max and it proved to be PITA  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Motherboard ASUS P4P800-VM Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Memory 2.50 GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Sound Card SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio (Chip)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VX 1962 wm
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 v10 USB
Mouse Logitec optic USB
Cooling Fan based
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80 GB
ST380215A ATA Device 18.6 GB
Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive 750 GB
Internet Speed 3.01 Mb/s download 0.64 Mb/s upload
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24 Jan 2010
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Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) A l a b a m a |
Quote: Originally Posted by ickymay
Quote: Originally Posted by hackerman1 hi !
is there any reason not to set UAC at max ? It could become really tiresome being notified for every change you make
I'm gonna try it now and see how long i can cope with it I've had it there since installing on 10/22. Wouldn't have it any other way. Yes, it does become a bother at times but all in all I like it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Averatec 6130HS-20
OS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.00 GHz HT
Memory 2.0 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 64MB
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Mouse Targus PAWM10 Wireless Optical Laptop Mouse
Cooling 20 Inch Box Fan
Hard Drives Seagate 96023A 60GB 7200RPM -
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 250GB
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24 Jan 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 SG |
As for me,i turned off UAC since the 1st day i run my Win 7..It's really annoying.
Well,i did tried turning it on for awhile and yes i can't cope with it.
So i turned it off till today.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number D3f's Customs
OS Win 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 OC'd @ 3GHz
Motherboard Asus P5G41-M LE
Memory Kingston 2x2GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel SDRAM
Graphics Card Integrated Intel GMA X4500
Sound Card Realtek 5.1 HD Audio (ALC887)
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W1943S @ 60Hz
Screen Resolution 1360 x 768
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse Logitech LS1 Laser Mouse
PSU Headway 450w PSU
Case Pixxo Slim Black mATX Case
Cooling Stock Cpu Fan, 1 x Top Case Fan
Hard Drives Internal - WD Caviar Blue 500GB, External - WD My Passport Essential 500GB
Internet Speed 17.66Mb/s Down, 0.82Mb/s Up
Other Info Creative SBS A300 2.1 Speaker System, LG GH22NS50 22x Internal Super-Multi DVD-RW, 2Wire 5012NV Wireless Modem Router
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24 Jan 2010
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Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) A l a b a m a |
Quote: Originally Posted by D3ftOn3Z As for me,i turned off UAC since the 1st day i run my Win 7..It's really annoying.
Well,i did tried turning it on for awhile and yes i can't cope with it.
So i turned it off till today. At the very least I would leave it on at the default settings. I did for about an hour or two after install and if I remember correct, it wasn't too bothersome. Right after that, I set mine to full blown with password prompt. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Averatec 6130HS-20
OS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
CPU Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.00 GHz HT
Memory 2.0 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 64MB
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio
Screen Resolution 1280 x 800
Mouse Targus PAWM10 Wireless Optical Laptop Mouse
Cooling 20 Inch Box Fan
Hard Drives Seagate 96023A 60GB 7200RPM -
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 250GB
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24 Jan 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 SG |
Quote: Originally Posted by Greg S At the very least I would leave it on at the default settings. I did for about an hour or two after install and if I remember correct, it wasn't too bothersome. Right after that, I set mine to full blown with password prompt. I depend mostly on my security settings(AV,Antimalware,Antispyware)...That is why i don't feel the need to turn UAC on...Actually it depends on the user's comfort,to some it's a bother to them...To some,it's fine with them. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number D3f's Customs
OS Win 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 OC'd @ 3GHz
Motherboard Asus P5G41-M LE
Memory Kingston 2x2GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel SDRAM
Graphics Card Integrated Intel GMA X4500
Sound Card Realtek 5.1 HD Audio (ALC887)
Monitor(s) Displays LG Flatron W1943S @ 60Hz
Screen Resolution 1360 x 768
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse Logitech LS1 Laser Mouse
PSU Headway 450w PSU
Case Pixxo Slim Black mATX Case
Cooling Stock Cpu Fan, 1 x Top Case Fan
Hard Drives Internal - WD Caviar Blue 500GB, External - WD My Passport Essential 500GB
Internet Speed 17.66Mb/s Down, 0.82Mb/s Up
Other Info Creative SBS A300 2.1 Speaker System, LG GH22NS50 22x Internal Super-Multi DVD-RW, 2Wire 5012NV Wireless Modem Router
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24 Jan 2010
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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop) east central NY state |
Mine was disabled when the computer was given to me....I just turned it onto the default setting, out of curiosity. We'll see what happens the next couple days.  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech Wave
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Internet Speed Slow due to home Wireless-G router
Antivirus MSE, Hitman Pro, Malwarebytes
Browser Chrome and Palemoon
Other Info Laptop....Acer 5750Z-4835
15.6" HD Widescreen CineCrystal™ LED-backlit LCD Display: (1366x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio)
Intel® Pentium® Processor B940 (2.0GHz, 2MB L3 cache)
Windows® 7 Home Premium,500GB Hard Drive,4GB DDR3 RAM, Intel® HD Graphics,8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader,802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Chrome and Palemoon, MSE, Hitman Pro
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