Use "Run as administrator" with UAC disabled

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  1. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #11

    gregrocker said:
    Perhaps the OP has other Users he doesn't want installing Programs. Yet doesn't want constant nag messages about what he is doing.
    UAC won't stop other users from installing programs, they will just get prompted, and can click yes anyway. You would have to give them a "standard user" account instead of an administrator account to restrict what they can do.
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  2.    #12

    hedak said:
    When using "Run as administrator" now a console will appear where you have to enter the password of Administrator.

    What exactly is this password for? I assumed you have a Registry hack that requires an Admin password to approve something in order to proceed.


    alphanumeric said:
    UAC won't stop other users from installing programs, they will just get prompted, and can click yes anyway. You would have to give them a "standard user" account instead of an administrator account to restrict what they can do.

    I understand it would have to be a standard User account for it to need Admin to allow changes, as an Admin would allow it anyway. But then what is the password for? Confuddling
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  3. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #13

    hedak said:
    With UAC disabled you still have "Run as administrator" in your context menu. But it doesnt work. On my computer a have two user accounts. One for Internet and one for local usage. But some apps on my internet account need admin rights. But as i said "Run as administrator" had no effect, because UAC is disabled.
    OK, fair enough. I have no way of knowing if "run as admin" works or not, I've never had to use it. Are both of your accounts members of the administrators group? If one of them is only a standard user that would explain why you need it.
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  4. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #14

    gregrocker said:
    hedak said:
    When using "Run as administrator" now a console will appear where you have to enter the password of Administrator.

    What exactly is this password for? I assumed you have a Registry hack that requires an Admin password to approve something in order to proceed.


    alphanumeric said:
    UAC won't stop other users from installing programs, they will just get prompted, and can click yes anyway. You would have to give them a "standard user" account instead of an administrator account to restrict what they can do.

    I understand it would have to be a standard User account for it to need Admin to allow changes, as an Admin would allow it anyway. But then what is the password for? Confuddling
    The password would be the password for the built in administrator account. Mine actually has one because I enabled it and set a password. His instructions tell you to do the same thing in the first couple of steps.
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  5.    #15

    So this is a password to continue beyond User Account prompt which no longer appears?
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  6. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x32
    Thread Starter
       #16

    The password you have to enter is the password for an admin account (doesn't need to be the built in admin account, any other admin account works too). You will have to enter it running a standard user account and using my "Run as administrator" if the console asks for the password. You have to enter this password every time you use my "Run as administrator". You could expand the registry string i changed with the admins password, but it would stay there in clear text then...
    Its like the normal "Run as administrator". But the normal "Run as administrator" works with UAC enabled only. I hope its clear now
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  7. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #17

    You know, you can have UAC on for standard users and off for Admin users, right?
    Keeping UAC on you also get the benefits of the built in process sandbox, IE and Chrome both use.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Use "Run as administrator" with UAC disabled-untitled.png  
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  8. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x32
    Thread Starter
       #18

    OK, thanks for the tip. I'll try :)

    Update: I finally got it working. The problem ist that i can't use the built in administrator account that way, because that account is hidden. My way works with every (admin) account. Anyway thanks!
    Last edited by hedak; 06 Sep 2010 at 15:40. Reason: Update
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  9. Posts : 4,466
    Windows 10 Education 64 bit
       #19

    logicearth said:
    You know, you can have UAC on for standard users and off for Admin users, right?
    Keeping UAC on you also get the benefits of the built in process sandbox, IE and Chrome both use.
    You can, but I can't. I'm running Home premium, no group policy editor.
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  10. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Pro x32
    Thread Starter
       #20

    alphanumeric said:
    logicearth said:
    You know, you can have UAC on for standard users and off for Admin users, right?
    Keeping UAC on you also get the benefits of the built in process sandbox, IE and Chrome both use.
    You can, but I can't. I'm running Home premium, no group policy editor.
    I don't have Home premium. But don't you even have the file "C:\Windows\System32\secpol.msc"?? That would do the trick. I know you don't have "gpedit.msc", but its not the same, right?
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