How to get rid of "Do you want to allow..."?

[Don69]

Sorry if this problem has been asked to death, I just couldn't find any posts with a solution.

When I open certain programs, I get a pop-up window asking "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?". How can I disable that on a per program basis?

I don't want to set the overall system "User Account Control Settings" to "Never Notify".

 

[Mark]

There should be a little check box to always allow this type of program when that message comes up and if you tick it then you wont get it any more.

 

[Don69]

Hi Mr. Grim,

there's no checkbox. Only Yes and No buttons and a link that says "Change when these notifications appear", which links to "User Account Control Settings". These settings seems to be system wide though. I want to change the setting per program.

 

[smarteyeball]

Do you mean these prompts?



Short answer= Without disabling UAC, You can't

It's the one thing that irks me about Seven.

 

[Don69]

Yes smarteyeball, that's the one. Sorry to hear that I can't disable it. It seems incredibly stupid if you can't deem an already installed program as safe and bypass this question?

Thanks, Don

 

[smarteyeball]

It's part of the 'revamped' UAC which provides better security. There's no 'whitelist' option to avoid malware/viruses from circumventing the UAC. ie adding themselves to an allowed program list and then running unhindered.

In reality though, it's a massive pita.

 

[Lordbob75]

If you really want to get rid of it, go into Control panel, and user Accounts. Select your account, and click on Turn Off UAC Prompts. Then restart.
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED, and most of us agree it is best to leave it on.

~Lordbob

 

[John Henry]

If you really want to get rid of it, go into Control panel, and user Accounts. Select your account, and click on Turn Off UAC Prompts. Then restart.
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED, and most of us agree it is best to leave it on.

~Lordbob

Why not? I never used UAC since XP, just use a good antimalware suite in manual mode (that promts you for each action) and its the same as UAC even better.

 

[Lordbob75]

Why not? I never used UAC since XP, just use a good antimalware suite in manual mode (that promts you for each action) and its the same as UAC even better.

Its really up to you. I have not had a problem with it, though I have gotten many less viruses since XP, but that could be because I have grown up since then.......... :sarc:

Anyways, M$ doesn't recommend turning it off, but its still your choice. It annoys me as well, but since it happens only a few times a day, I am ok with it for the peace of mind.

~Lordbob

 

[John Henry]

Its really up to you. I have not had a problem with it, though I have gotten many less viruses since XP, but that could be because I have grown up since then.......... :sarc:

Anyways, M$ doesn't recommend turning it off, but its still your choice. It annoys me as well, but since it happens only a few times a day, I am ok with it for the peace of mind.

~Lordbob

I had programs like hwmonitor, coretemp and cpuz running each day more than once and i always got uac boring me.

 

[Lordbob75]

I had programs like hwmonitor, coretemp and cpuz running each day more than once and i always got uac boring me.

You can skip that through Task Scheduler. Fairly easy, just set it to run on log on, with highest privileges. I do the same in Seven.

~Lordbob

 

[John Henry]

You can skip that through Task Scheduler. Fairly easy, just set it to run on log on, with highest privileges. I do the same in Seven.

~Lordbob

I think UAC should have a exclusion list where you can add some programs that UAC may skip.

 

[Lordbob75]

I think UAC should have a exclusion list where you can add some programs that UAC may skip.

That was dilebrately excluded for security reasons. A virus/nasty thing could add itself to it, or add itself to the program on the list.

Would be nice though.

~Lordbob

 

[noyb]

I'm wondering .. Has UAC ever saved anyone ???

 

[Stormcrow]

Turns out this is simple.

I just did it on a Windows 7 x64 Ultimate RC system. Same trick I use on Vista x64 at work.

Create a directory for personally trusted apps that Windows does not recognize. The FSF emacs 23.1 Windows binary is a good example. Another is the recompiled GPLed version of Quake II, kmquake2.exe.

I use "C:\Tools\" myself.

Add this folder (or subfolders, if you're going to go that route) to the %PATH% environment variable: "Start" -> "Computer", right-click on "Properties", go to "Advanced System Settings", and "Environment Variables" is the fourth and last button.

Save the new %PATH%.

Either reboot, or restart Explorer. But if the app is going to be called from a script, you needn't bother, since new instances of cmd.exe will take the new %PATH%.

Done.

 

[DataMan47]

You know, right on the UAC prompt is a link that says "Change when these notifications appear" ...

 

[Mystere]

Why not? I never used UAC since XP, just use a good antimalware suite in manual mode (that promts you for each action) and its the same as UAC even better.

Because UAC is not just for security. Turning off UAC turns off a host of other tools. For instance, Windows Explorer no longer runs in protected mode. This means that any flaw discovered in IE can be taken advantage of by specially crafted web sites to install root kits that bypass most anti-virus and malware.

Another thing you lose is folder virtualization. This allows programs which write to protected areas (older programs mostly) to still function in the more locked down environment that Vista/7 use for things like Program Files, etc..

 

[masterB]

Because UAC is not just for security. Turning off UAC turns off a host of other tools. For instance, Windows Explorer no longer runs in protected mode. This means that any flaw discovered in IE can be taken advantage of by specially crafted web sites to install root kits that bypass most anti-virus and malware.

I turned it off right after installing windows. If you use a good Internet Security combo and don't use crappy IE you are OK.
I never had a problem even in XP surfing the internet and I scan all downloads first and trust me I go to very bad sites sometime.

Btw I use Kaspersky Internet Security and Firefox with privacy/security addons.

 

[Tews]

+1 MasterB .. having come of age in the Linux world, I learned that the best security lies between your ears, not on your HD.. +rep

 

[masterB]

haha, thanks Tews We know why we don't trust Windows security!