Why can't we set an ignore for User Account Security for applications that we startup everyday?
Everyday when I start my computer certain programs that I have starting with windows (EVGAPrecision is one of them) require me to hit accept to start them up. Somedays I like to just turn the computer on so I can run and take a shower. But if I do that the progrmas are disabled because I did not choose to allow the PC run the programs.Is there some way to ignore certain programs on start up and let them run without having to click them WITHOUT having to disable the security all together? This is what drove me bonkers with Vista. Please correct this before Windows 7 is released.
July 27th, 2009 4:23am

This functionality will not change in Windows 7 before release.You can however create a Scheduled Task for each application that you always start when you logon and tell Windows to run the application on the desktop withhighest privileges at logon with the credentials of the logged on user. This will just start your apps at logon timewithout asking for consent.Ray
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July 27th, 2009 5:19am

<Is there some way to ignore certain programs on start up and let them run without having to click them WITHOUT having to disable the security all together? This is what drove me bonkers with Vista. Please correct this before Windows 7 is released.>What you're asking for is a UAC 'whitelist.' It's not going to happen.The dev teams for both Vista and Win7 have talked about this in their respective blogs several times, and have said that they have no intention of doing this - ever - as it's A Very Bad Idea.Their rationale (which I agree with 100%) is this:How do you guarantee - with 100% certainty - that no malware can ever modify that whitelist, adding itself to the list? If such a thing were to happen, it would completely toss the protections that UAC offers out the window.Just my $0.02,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]
July 28th, 2009 6:15am

i wud prefer to completly turn UAC off , this thing is annoying with no points of use it
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July 29th, 2009 4:03pm

i wud prefer to completly turn UAC off , this thing is annoying with no points of use it Of course, you're welcome (and, able) to do so. However, I do not recommend doing so, as disabling it completely, effectively, gets a computer back to "XP-easy to infect." I'd suggest reading the following article:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/user-account-control.aspxas well as the UAC Team Blog, seen why they did what they did.In Win7, you can also adjust UAC (4 steps, ranging from Vista Standard, to Off.)FWIW, once I'm done setting up a new system, I rarely see a UAC prompt. Most people have this experience, as well (one tidbit among manythat you'll find mentioned in that blog.)just my $0.02,Chris[If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.]
July 29th, 2009 6:26pm

What you're asking for is a UAC 'whitelist.' It's not going to happen.The dev teams for both Vista and Win7 have talked about this in their respective blogs several times, and have said that they have no intention of doing this - ever - as it's A Very Bad Idea.Their rationale (which I agree with 100%) is this:How do you guarantee - with 100% certainty - that no malware can ever modify that whitelist, adding itself to the list? If such a thing were to happen, it would completely toss the protections that UAC offers out the window.Just my $0.02,Chris I am not 100% sure what you mean by a "Whitelist" but I assume you meana list of acceptable programs that your computer allows to run at startup.I know for certain that with Windows live one care, Windows Firewall, etc. Microsoft can tell when a program changes in the least bit and will then require once again the questions to be asked.I am looking to have an option that is like the firewall program, "Remember this option for this program" So that once I allow the program to run at startup, the computer "My computer only" remembers that This program is allowed to run at startupo and it no longer needs to ask me this question.Going by what you are saying, and admiting many users would like this feature, Why not make a setting that you can set where you can have UAC Fuly active the way it is, Fully Disabled (The only way right now to disable the startup messages), Or User controlled where we CAN select certain programs on our machine that are acceptable to run at startup without confirmation.This way we have multiple settings for UAC control and security instead of On/Off.Just my 3 cents
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August 1st, 2009 3:42am

It's said by the experts in this thread that creating a whitelist is a "Very Bad Idea" (your caps, not mine). But UAC is such a pain that people are turning it off. So my question is this: which is worse: using UAC with a whitelist or not using it all? Seems to me the answer is clear: disabling it is "A Worse Idea" and yet that's the end result of not implementing a whitelist. And as to the objection of malware intrusion into the whitelist, why hasn't anybody considered encryption? There's encryption available that's so strong it's considered impervious to cracking, and so that objection evaporates. The excuses here sound like parroting the company line. I was hoping that Windows 7 was going to be what Vista should have been, but it doesn't seem so.
October 8th, 2009 12:55am

How do you guarantee - with 100% certainty - that no malware can ever modify that whitelist, adding itself to the list? If such a thing were to happen, it would completely toss the protections that UAC offers out the window. And how do you guarantee that no malware can ever modify Scheduled Tasks? If they were to do so, all that is needed is to execute schtasks.exe /Run /TN "TaskName" and, with the right properties, a task can be started with elevation, no questions asked, and no prompting. If Microsoft can lock down Scheduled Tasks, they can lock down a white list. Shamelessly reviving an old thread For Great Justice, Twizzlerite
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