Solved launching UAC by command

[jvuz]

Hello,

I know you can launch UAC by typing uac in start - bottom field. But I was wondering if there is a way lo launch it via a dos prompt?

Jvuz

 

[Maguscreed]

disable UAC

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v  EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

enable UAC

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v  EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Those are the only two UAC commands I know of from dos, and they are quite long winded. As you are actually invoking a single line registry edit and not a direct command to UAC.
I think it's blocked from DOS access for obvious security reasons. A simple 16 bit virus would easily be able to manipulate it if it were easily invoked directly from dos.

 

[jvuz]

Maguscreed,

I'm aware of those commands. but my goal is not to have it changed by the registry, I just want to launch the same windows as when you do the following: start- type in the box at the bottom: uac. The actual change I want to do myself.

jvuz

 

[Maguscreed]

As I said I think that capacity is intentionally blocked.
You might be able to trigger it via command line using a task though.

 

[jvuz]

But how come I launch that window through start -run?

jvuz

 

[Maguscreed]

it's a different thing entirely, what's happening there is typing UAC is making the search engine within windows track down the cpl from control panel. UAC is not actually a command, it's a search parameter.

 

[jvuz]

So, the trick is to find out which command it's using to launch the control panel item.

jvuz

 

[Maguscreed]

yes, there has to be a .cpl related to it but I don't know what it is off the top of my head.
Though the first couple of paragraphs here, kind of reiterate what I've been trying to say.
User Account Control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

To be followed by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Interface_Privilege_Isolation

 

[jvuz]

Yes,

found it!

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/111583-user-account-control-settings-shortcut-create.html

UserAccountControlSettings.exe

thanks for helping me out here.

jvuz

 

[Maguscreed]

oh dammit you just wanted to open the window the whole time?
For some reason I had it in my head you wanted to adjust it from command.

lol yeah sorry had I properly understood you this would have happened a lot quicker.
suffering insomnia here.

 

[jvuz]

No probs, probably I wasn't that clear
thanks again,
Jvuz