Why UAC pop up for certain file operation?

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james - 27 Oct 2009 17:47 GMT

When deleting a file, sometimes UAC pops up requesting confirmation,
sometimes it doesn't.

When running a .exe file, sometimes UAC pops up (usually newly downloaded
files) and sometimes it doesn't (installed .exe).

What governs this behavior? How can I make UAC not pop up on a particular
file?

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Brink - 27 Oct 2009 19:38 GMT

Hello James,

When anything requires to be ran as administrator (elevated), it will
cause UAC to ask you for permission first. You can read more about UAC
in the tutorial below though.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/48893-user-account-control-uac.html

To add program exceptions for UAC, you can use the free
'*_Norton_UAC_Tool_*'
(http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=labs_uac&header=0&depthpath=0).

Hope this helps,
Shawn

james;1177631 Wrote:

> When deleting a file, sometimes UAC pops up requesting confirmation,
> sometimes it doesn't.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> particular
> file?

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