WIndows 7, changes to this computer warning

knightron

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Hello, i'm attempting to help my mum setup her Windows 7 laptop. (securing it to the best of my abilities ect).
I don't know much about Windows. I've set up an admin account; and a standard user account for my mum.
The problem is, some wanted programs start up on boot and The little box comes up asking;
"Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer", These boxes are fine, and when a program does try to make changes, i'm happy for this to happen.
This happens at every boot though, when some programs that came with the computer launch to optimize the hardware. I don't want to disable these warnings, but i want to grant just these select few programs permission to open automatically in the background without typing the admin password at each boot.

How can i do this?

Thank you
 
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My Computer

OS
Debian
This is happening because something is running in the context of the current user, but is requesting elevated permissions. Poor software design for it to be doing this every boot. More than likely you don't need this software as it is most likely a hotkey manager or Intel video right-click context menu, etc.

What is the name of the executable doing this?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 10 x64
CPU
Intel i5-3570K
Motherboard
Asus Maximus V Gene
Memory
Crucial 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia Geforce 660 GTX
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC 2490WUXi2
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 256GB
PSU
Corsair 650TX
Case
Fractal Design - Define Mini
Keyboard
Filco Majestouch Tenkeyless Black MX
Mouse
Logitech MBJ58
You don't really need any of that preinstalled factory bloatware, which nearly ruins Win7 native performance as you can see.

What I'd suggest is to turn it all off as shown in Clean Up Factory Bloatware which will regain some performance lost to the OEM crapware and which steps will also familiarize you more with your PC.

Also read over the steps to get a perfect Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7 to see if its a project you might want to take on to get the absolute best performance from Win7. We will help you when ready.
 
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