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Old 06-18-2009   #3 (permalink)
Hubert Cumberdale


 
 

Re: Enable UAC on administrator account ?

To enable UAC for the built in administrator account

Start | in the search box type secpol.msc and press enter | Expand Local
Policies | Security Options

Scroll down the list of policies until you come too

User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator

Set this to enable and press ok

Then from a command prompt type gpupdate


"FromTheRafters" <erratic @nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> "Vilius Mockûnas" <v_mockunas@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hello,
>>
>> UAC on administrator account is disabled by default (it allways uses full
>> token)
>
> ???
>
> Are you talking about the built-in "Administrator" (capital 'A') account?
>
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>> How do I enable UAC on administrator, to make it like other members in
>> administrators group ?
>
> You can't, only the "Protected Administrator" accounts have that option.
> When you create a new admin account, it should automatically be a
> "Protected Administrator" (split or filtered token) account even if the
> UAC prompts are disabled.
>
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