Annoying UAC message after latest WU

[terrypin]

I had the major Windows Update this morning.

I'm now getting that PITA message Do you want this application to make changes to your computer? every time I run a search.

I'm sure my UAC setting (one from the bottom) has not changed.

Any way I can fix this without setting UAC to bottom (least secure) setting?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[NotNull]

Is your Everything.exe on a (untrusted) network?
Add this location to the trusted sites/ Local Intranet : Run inetcpl.cpl > Tab Security > Local Intranet > Sites > Advanced

Is Everything.exe itself untrusted?
Unblock it: Everything.exe Context Menu:Properties > Unblock

[void]

Please try installing the Everything service and run Everything as a standard user account:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Check Everything service.
• Uncheck Run as administrator.
• Click OK.

[terrypin]

Is your Everything.exe on a (untrusted) network?
Add this location to the trusted sites/ Local Intranet : Run inetcpl.cpl > Tab Security > Local Intranet > Sites > Advanced

Thanks, but no networks inolved. Solo user.

Is Everything.exe itself untrusted?
Unblock it: Everything.exe Context Menu:Properties > Unblock

Not sure what 'untrusted' means in this context? And Everything.exe Context Menu:Properties does not show me any reference to Unblock.

[terrypin]

Please try installing the Everything service and run Everything as a standard user account:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Check Everything service.
• Uncheck Run as administrator.
• Click OK.

Thanks, done that and will report back later today after a reboot. I had meanwhile given up last night and disabled UAC by dropping its setting to lowest position. Just now returned it to third position before unchecking Run as administrator (Everything service was alread enabled). Everything now starts a search without the message. But I assume it does need a reboot to be sure?

[void]

Everything now starts a search without the message. But I assume it does need a reboot to be sure?

If Everything restarts without the UAC prompt you should be fine next reboot.

[terrypin]

Thanks. A few reboots later and all is still well.

Excuse my going off-topic, but maybe you or others have advice on removing the message for other programs? Regedit for example:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ndrbw0oo8o5l ... a.jpg?dl=0

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[NotNull]

[quote="terrypin"]
Excuse my going off-topic, but maybe you or others have advice on removing the message for other programs? RegEdit for example:

There are quite a few ways to "bypass" UAC; many of them advanceed trickery.
Most common is running RegEdit through a scheduled task:

Part 1:
- Create a new scheduled task. Remember the name you give it (I suggest REGEDIT )
- Enable Run with the highest privileges (that's the most important setting to make)
- On the same tab: select "Run only when user is logged on.
- In Tab Actions: add an action to start regedit.exe
- Tab Settings: allow this task to be run on demand (also an important setting)
- Configure other settings of this task to your liking.
Done with part 1..

Part 2:
- Create a shortcut on your desktop (or elsewhere) to run

Code: Select all

SCHTASKS.exe /RUN /TN REGEDIT

(replace REGEDIT withe the name you chose earlier).

Starting this shortcut will run RegEdit without UAC prompt.

[terrypin]

Thanks, that looks great. I'll try it asap.

I'm surprised no resourceful programmer has written a reliable and versatile script-based wizard to do that for any program. It could just ask for the executable's full name and path and a required shortcut name and place the resultant shorcut on the desktop by default, or optionally elsewhre.

[NotNull]

Thanks, that looks great. I'll try it asap.

I'm surprised no resourceful programmer has written a reliable and versatile script-based wizard to do that for any program. It could just ask for the executable's full name and path and a required shortcut name and place the resultant shorcut on the desktop by default, or optionally elsewhre.

I'm not a programmer and only halfway resourceful (on a good day ..), but that doesn't sound too hard, indeed.
Maybe they didn't like it enough to make a tool out of it? Let us know how it works out for you.
( I'm trying to keep this thread off-topic )

[froggie]

I'm surprised no resourceful programmer has written a reliable and versatile script-based wizard to do that for any program. It could just ask for the executable's full name and path and a required shortcut name and place the resultant shorcut on the desktop by default, or optionally elsewhre.

While UAC can be annoying, it exists as part of the security of Windows. Bypassing UAC for Everything is generally fine, bypassing for RegEdit opens a path for malicious software to get into your computer. You "resourceful programmer" would be a very irresponsible programmer. UAC is an annoyance and I wish that Microsoft had engineered a less intrusive method, but viruses and other such infections are more far more of an annoyance. I would (and do) only bypass it for programs that can not cause any great harm. RegEdit is about as (potentially) harmful as you can get. You might take a look at http://www.digitalcitizen.life/uac-why- ... urn-it-off.