Hi, apologies if this is in the wrong forum, wasnt sure where to put it ... The problem I have is with UAC. We had standard users and would like to turn off UAC completely. If we keep it on then it means we will have to create 'UAC fixes' probably with the Application Compatability Toolkit for any app that is not properly Windows 7 compatible. Also, with UAC disabled you cannot run control panel cpls using a local or domain admin account which means in order to e.g remove an application using Add/Remove programs you need to log off as a standard user and log on as an admin. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

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Yes and no. WIn 7 Compatibility is about much more than applications requiring some elevated privilieges. UAC strictly deals with removing any elevated privileges from the user's token at log on time while mainting the ability to reinject these privileges on demand with user consent. In most cases, applications that don't run as standard users simply need a registry key or directory opened up for normal user access. This is easily discoverable using a tool like procmon. The real question comes down to why are you disabling UAC? I'm not saying you shouldn't, but it's a decision not to make lightly. I do find your statements above a little contradictory though. On one hand you are saying you want your users to be standard (non admin) users but then you are saying that you want them to do privileged tasks like uninstall software. That doesn't compute. Is it a help desk issue? If so, then there's no need to log off, just use fast user switching.Jason | http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys | Twitter @JasonSandys

thanks for that Jason, yes it is a help desk issue, will investigate fast user switching thanks.