How do I avoid UAC password demand when starting programs?

While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.

Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?

Thanks in advance for the help.

"Kirk Bubul" <> wrote in message
news:...
> While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
> a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
> of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
> Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.
>
> Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
> demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.

Depends on why the application is kicking off the UAC prompt. I would start
by installing and running the apps from somewhere other than the \Program
Files\ tree.

On 6/21/2011 7:40 PM, Kirk Bubul wrote:
> While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
> a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
> of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
> Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.
>
> Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
> demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.

You either turn UAC off (not good), or you login with the Windows 7
hidden admin account that doesn't need privileged escalation and use
that account, which is not the same admin account that Windows 7 gives
one out the box.

<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>

On 6/21/2011 10:04 PM, Seth wrote:
>
> "Kirk Bubul" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
>> a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
>> of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
>> Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.
>>
>> Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
>> demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>
> Depends on why the application is kicking off the UAC prompt. I would
> start by installing and running the apps from somewhere other than the
> \Program Files\ tree.
>
>

It doesn't matter where the program is run from, when it needs to run
with privileged escalation in order to run.

On 6/21/2011 7:40 PM, Kirk Bubul wrote:
> While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
> a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
> of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
> Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.
>
> Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
> demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?
>
> Thanks in advance for the help.

Do not use a "Limited User" account.

Instead use an "Administrator" account BUT not the "Real"
administrator's account which requires special setup. Then you, for some
programs but not Everything, will have an extra click but no password to
type.

--
Zaidy036

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:05:41 -0400, Big Steel
<> wrote:

Snip

>You either turn UAC off (not good), or you login with the Windows 7
>hidden admin account that doesn't need privileged escalation and use
>that account, which is not the same admin account that Windows 7 gives
>one out the box.
>
><http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>

Thanks! for the tip. I've noted it in my Sacred .txt file of great
truths.

"Big Steel" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On 6/21/2011 10:04 PM, Seth wrote:
>>
>> "Kirk Bubul" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> While I've had Windows 7 on my computer since 11/1/09, I started using
>>> a Limited User account just this past weekend. I find that a number
>>> of innocuous applications, like the file finder Everything Search or
>>> Driver Genius Pro demand an Administrator password before opening.
>>>
>>> Can I change some setting that causes these programs to open without
>>> demanding a Administrator password? If so, how?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>>
>> Depends on why the application is kicking off the UAC prompt. I would
>> start by installing and running the apps from somewhere other than the
>> \Program Files\ tree.
>>
>>
>
> It doesn't matter where the program is run from, when it needs to run with
> privileged escalation in order to run.

Again, depends on the source of the privileged escalation. If it is kicking
UAC off because it is trying to store it's data in its own program directory
then having it's program directory be someplace that is not protected won't
kick UAC.

If it is trying to store program information (like a legacy app updating an
..INI file) in the \Windows folder, then yeah, nothing can be done to change
that.

On 22/06/2011 03:40, Zaidy036 wrote:

>
> Do not use a "Limited User" account.
>

RUBBISH. There's ABSOLUTELY no need at all to use an Admin account in
Windows 7.
I run as a Standard (not "limited") user on a daily basis and the ONLY
time I get UAC is when I install software - not when I run it.
If the OP is getting asked for UAC to run ordinary programs then there's
a basic reason - these programs are NOT Windows 7 compatible. End of.

On 22/06/2011 08:49, Kirk Bubul wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:05:41 -0400, Big Steel
> <> wrote:
>
> Snip
>
>> You either turn UAC off (not good), or you login with the Windows 7
>> hidden admin account that doesn't need privileged escalation and use
>> that account, which is not the same admin account that Windows 7 gives
>> one out the box.
>>
>> <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>
>
> Thanks! for the tip. I've noted it in my Sacred .txt file of great
> truths.

Hope you've got a GOOD AV and antimalware protection setup then.....and
I hope you can spot a hacker.....

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:09:38 +0100, Gordon <>
wrote:

>On 22/06/2011 08:49, Kirk Bubul wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:05:41 -0400, Big Steel
>> <> wrote:
>>
>> Snip
>>
>>> You either turn UAC off (not good), or you login with the Windows 7
>>> hidden admin account that doesn't need privileged escalation and use
>>> that account, which is not the same admin account that Windows 7 gives
>>> one out the box.
>>>
>>> <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/>
>>
>> Thanks! for the tip. I've noted it in my Sacred .txt file of great
>> truths.
>
>Hope you've got a GOOD AV and antimalware protection setup then.....and
>I hope you can spot a hacker.....

Until last weekend's fresh install of Windows 7, I was always running
in Administrator mode. I have now set myself up as a Limited User and
am becoming really proficient at typing my administrator password.