Customizing User Account Control

Hello everyone,

I just purchased my first Windows 7 machine. I've got a few questions as to how I can customize UAC to perform as I need.

First, is there any way to disable User Account Control for a specific user (like myself) but leave it enabled for the other users (like my girlfriend and my mother)?

Also, is there any way to disable User Account Control for all users on specific applications? For example, I've got a few startup applications that require UAC approval - so I'm required to enter my password at startup for every standard user on the PC. I'd like to add an exemption for these applications, and a few others, to limit the unnecessary UAC prompts.

Thanks in advance,
Alex

Tepid said:

No, UAC is an all or nothing setting.

You should at minimum, leave it running at the default setting.

Actually in a way you are wrong.

ahstanford said:

First, is there any way to disable User Account Control for a specific user (like myself) but leave it enabled for the other users (like my girlfriend and my mother)?

Fortunately to you, Yes there is :)
User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

Also, is there any way to disable User Account Control for all users on specific applications? For example, I've got a few startup applications that require UAC approval - so I'm required to enter my password at startup for every standard user on the PC. I'd like to add an exemption for these applications, and a few others, to limit the unnecessary UAC prompts.

Yes, it is possible aswell. :)
Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create

Hope it will help you.
Enjoy

jav said:

Tepid said:

No, UAC is an all or nothing setting.

You should at minimum, leave it running at the default setting.

Actually in a way you are wrong.

ahstanford said:

First, is there any way to disable User Account Control for a specific user (like myself) but leave it enabled for the other users (like my girlfriend and my mother)?

Fortunately to you, Yes there is :)
User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

Also, is there any way to disable User Account Control for all users on specific applications? For example, I've got a few startup applications that require UAC approval - so I'm required to enter my password at startup for every standard user on the PC. I'd like to add an exemption for these applications, and a few others, to limit the unnecessary UAC prompts.

Yes, it is possible aswell. :)
Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create

Hope it will help you.
Enjoy

Jav,

Thanks for the help. I will be looking through these two links today, and will post back to let you know how they work for me.

Thanks again,
Alex

jav said:

ahstanford said:

First, is there any way to disable User Account Control for a specific user (like myself) but leave it enabled for the other users (like my girlfriend and my mother)?

Fortunately to you, Yes there is :)
User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

I don't think this link shows anything about user-specific UAC settings.

jav said:

Also, is there any way to disable User Account Control for all users on specific applications? For example, I've got a few startup applications that require UAC approval - so I'm required to enter my password at startup for every standard user on the PC. I'd like to add an exemption for these applications, and a few others, to limit the unnecessary UAC prompts.

Yes, it is possible aswell. :)
Elevated Program Shortcut without UAC Prompt - Create

This seems to do what I need, but it uses a shortcut? You see, the particular task that I'm trying to allow access without interruption from UAC is set to startup at the logon of any user - not through the click of a Shortcut. I guess there is no way to achieve this?

Tepid said:

Setting a scheduled task should/may work
But you should be sure it is what you really want to do.

Any app that requires you to run it as an admin, should be fixed by the author.
No application should require admin rights to run on a daily basis.

I am sure there are a few, depending on what exactly the application does, but the largest majority should not.

And any app that specifically requires you to disable UAC to work, should never be used or purchased.
It means the company and programmers are too lazy to fix their software.

Tepid,

The software is a for power management, called EPU-4 Engine. It came with my computer, made by Asus.

I solved this be removing those application from startup on all of the standard user profiles.

Though I would still like to disable UAC for my user account (administrator account) and leave it enabled on the standard user accounts (my mother and my girlfriend). It seems this can't be done, so I suppose I'm going to stick with my current settings.

Alex

Once the shortcut with Admin rights is created, you can put it in the Startup folder under All Programs and it will run at startup....