May 2008
Vista freeware: Elevator Quickly Disables UAC for Specific Programs
by decembre
Windows only: Freeware application Elevator disables the User Account Control prompt for specific applications through your right-click menu, getting rid of the UAC annoyance for apps that require administrator privileges every time they run.
November 2006
Microsoft: Turn off Vista's UAC to fix problems
by amanzi
Be prepared to turn off Vista's new UAC to fix problems when Vista is released. Touted as one of the best security features's of Vista, it will leave a lot of users thinking that it causes more problems than it solves.
September 2006
Vista's UAC Falls Short of Promises
by amanzi
"The main goal of User Account Control is to reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode..."
It all sounds good, but there are two fundamental flaws with the way it has been implemented in Vista.
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