=====Windows 7 - User Account Control (UAC)====== [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2526083|Microsoft Support - Disabling User Account Control (UAC) on Windows Server (KB2526083)]] ====Disable==== Import: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLUA"=dword:00000000 Or execute: "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\reg.exe" ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f ===Via GPO=== Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\ Local Policies\Security Options: * User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode: Elevate without prompting. * User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation: Disabled * User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode: Disabled * User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations: Disabled Source: [[http://blog.pythonaro.com/2013/05/fully-disable-user-access-control-uac.html|Subclassed - Fully disable User Access Control (UAC) via Group Policy (GPO)]] \\ ====Enable==== Import: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLUA"=dword:00000001 Or execute: "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\reg.exe" ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f