User account control under Windows Vista

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The User Account Control under Windows Vista is an important security feature. It protects the system from unauthorised access through external attacks and malware. However, more experienced users may soon be annoyed by the constant requests from the OS.

There are a few tricks to customise it to your needs.

If the user account control should automatically recognise whether an installation is being started and generally allow this, the following settings are required:

• Open Registry Editor

Navigate to the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Here we create a new value of the REG_DWORD data type:

EnableInstallerDetection

Allowed values are:

We open the registry editor as described in the first step and navigate to the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Here we create a new value of the REG_DWORD data type:

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser

Allowed values are:

We open the registry editor as described in the first step and navigate to the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Here we create a new value of the REG_DWORD data type:

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin

Allowed values are:

To allow only digitally signed programmes increased rights, the following entry must be made.

We open the registry editor as described in the first step and navigate to the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Here we create a new value of the REG_DWORD data type:

ValidateAdminCodeSignatures

Allowed values are:

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