How to Change Behavior of User Account Control (UAC) Prompt for Standard Users
Information
This tutorial will show you how to change the behavior of the User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompt for standard users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
Note
Description of Options:
- Prompt for credentials - When an operation or program requires elevation of privilege, the standard user is prompted by UAC to enter an administrator's user name and password before it is allowed.
- Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop - When an operation or program requires elevation of privilege, the standard user is prompted by UAC on the secure desktop to enter an administrator's user name and password before it is allowed.
- Automatically deny elevation requests - When an operation or program requires elevation of privilege, the standard user will only get a access denied message and will not be prompted by UAC.
Warning
UAC must be turned on with the slider set to a level other than the bottom Never notify level for this policy to be enforced.
If the UAC settings are set to the Never notify level, then standard users will not get a UAC prompt and will automatically be denied access to anything that requires elevation to run or open.
How to Change UAC Notification Settings in Windows 7
OR
How to Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows 8 and 8.1
If the UAC settings are set to the Never notify level, then standard users will not get a UAC prompt and will automatically be denied access to anything that requires elevation to run or open.
How to Change UAC Notification Settings in Windows 7
OR
How to Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows 8 and 8.1
OPTION ONE
Using Local Security Policy
1. Open the Local Security Policy editor.
2. In the left pane, expand Local Policies, and click/tap on Security Options. (see screenshot below)
3. In the right pane of Security Options, double click/tap on User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users. (see screenshot above)
4. Select the behavior you want for the UAC elevation prompt for standard users, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The default setting is Prompt for credentials. See the blue note box at the top of the tutorial for a description of each setting.
5. Close the Local Security Policy editor.
OPTION TWO
Using a REG File Download
1. Do step 2, 3, or 4 below for what you would like the behavior of the UAC elevation prompt for standard users to be.
2. To Have UAC "Prompt for credentials" for Standard Users
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Users-UAC_Prompt-for-credentials.reg
Download
3. To Have UAC "Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop" for Standard Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Users-UAC_Prompt-for-credentials-on-secure-desktop.reg
Download
4. To Have UAC "Automatically deny elevation requests" for Standard Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.
Users-UAC_Automatically-deny-elevation-requests.reg
Download
5. Save the .reg file to your Desktop.
6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Continue (UAC-Vista) or Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
9. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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