| User Account Control (UAC) - Blacking Out of Screen
How to Enable or Disable User Account Control (UAC) Blacking Out of Screen in Vista and Windows 7  Information This is when the screen goes dark when the User Account Control window comes up. This is called the Secure Desktop mode. It is enabled by default in Vista. This will show you how to enable or disable Secure Desktop for UAC only.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be to do this tutorial.
 Note This is the same security mode used when you log on or press CTL+ALT+DELETE.  Tip Disabling the UAC Secure Desktop will allow you to take screenshots of the UAC prompts, and will not freeze the whole computer screen while it waits for you to answer the UAC prompt.  Warning If you disable the Secure Desktop, you will be making your computer less secure. Displaying User Account Control elevation prompts on the Secure Desktop helps protect the user from unknowingly allowing a program to run with elevated privileges without their consent. Without this protection, it is much easier to create malware that tricks the user into approving an elevation request prompt that they really wanted to deny. The Secure Desktop helps protect against this because other software running on the machine is blocked from interacting with the user's interface. It is your computer and your choice. EXAMPLE: UAC Secure Desktop Enabled in Vista
METHOD ONE
Through Local Security Policy 1. Open the Local Security Policy editor.
2. In the left pane, click on Local Policies to expand it. (See screenshot below)
3. In the left pane, click on Security Options.
4. In the right pane, right click on User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation and click Properties.
5. To Enable UAC Secure Desktop A) Dot Enable and click on OK. (See left screenshot below step 6)
NOTE: See the right screenshot below for a explanation of this.
B) Go to step 7.
6. To Disable UAC Secure Desktop A) Dot Disable and click on OK.
NOTE: See the right screenshot below for a explanation of this.
 
7. Close the Local Security Policy window. Your done.
METHOD TWO
Using a REG File Download 1. To Enable UAC Secure Desktop A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Enable_Secure_Desktop.reg
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Disable UAC Secure Desktop A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Disable_Secure_Desktop.reg
3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click Merge.
5. Click on Run, Continue (UAC-Vista) or Yes (UAC-Windows 7), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
METHOD THREE
Manually in Registry Editor 1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press Enter.
2. If prompted by UAC, then Click on Continue (Vista) or Yes (Windows 7).
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (See screenshot below)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
4. In the right pane, right click on PromptOnSecureDesktop and click on Modify.
5. To Enable UAC Secure Desktop A) Type 1 and click on OK. (See screenshot below step 6)
B) Go to step 7.
6. To Disable UAC Secure Desktop A) Type 0 (number zero) and click on OK.
7. Close regedit.
METHOD FOUR
Set in User Account Control Settings NOTE: This method is only available in Windows 7 and not Vista. 1. In Windows 7, change the UAC settings to the level 3 setting of Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my deskop), and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.
That's it,
Shawn |  Published by | | Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 29,534 | |
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Applies to | | All Vista Versions | | 64 Bit & 32 Bit | |
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