Poll : Have you got UAC enabled or Disabled ?

Turned on, highest level

I don't know how anybody tolerates that thing! It apparently uses no logic and squawks at every move one makes it even tries to protect me from Microsoft offerings that are digitally signed! If it does not recognize its own parent what good is it? I just turned it on and the first %@&$!!**! thing it did was disable my Internet connection!
It also is very paranoid of my printer! Good grief this is the best they have to offer?
Just turn the whole blasted computer off thats the safest!

HexDSL said:

I have never heard of any software or drivers not working because of UAC, in fact, I'm pretty sure that i would not install any software that recommended i turn it off.

Hello HexDS

UAC (and Avast's Behavior module) will block the NA icons of software that needs low level access. Now the really stuped part is that the functionality of the software isn't blocked, just the icon.

Two examples: HDD Temperature, I use it on a laptop where temps can become an issue, and NetWorx, which monitors and displays connection speed/duration. Both obviously are rather useless if not seen in realtime.

With UAC, this was the case in Vista and now continues in 7. Setting UAC to low doesn't make a diffference.

This happens at bootup, so no dialog w/ UAC, and w/ Avast, changed it to load last which solves that problem.

Johnson said:

HexDSL said:

I have never heard of any software or drivers not working because of UAC, in fact, I'm pretty sure that i would not install any software that recommended i turn it off.

Hello HexDS

UAC (and Avast's Behavior module) will block the NA icons of software that needs low level access. Now the really stuped part is that the functionality of the software isn't blocked, just the icon.

Two examples: HDD Temperature, I use it on a laptop where temps can become an issue, and NetWorx, which monitors and displays connection speed/duration. Both obviously are rather useless if not seen in realtime.

With UAC, this was the case in Vista and now continues in 7. Setting UAC to low doesn't make a diffference.

This happens at bootup, so no dialog w/ UAC, and w/ Avast, changed it to load last which solves that problem.

I've found one app that does this, HD Tune. What I did for it was created Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt as seen here Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create Then added the shortcut E:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn HDTune to Local Machine Run in registry

Turned on, set to the maximum level.