Headlines - Exclude applications from UAC prompts with Elevator

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Elevator, a freeware Windows application, allows specified applications to bypass UAC.

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great proof of concept - shame it didnt work for me, been trying to get it to run coretemp from startup without having to accept the UAC prompt - failed on vista x64 :( :help:

I just edit the security policy (secpol.msc) and set it to elevate without prompting for administrators in admin approval mode. That way you don't lose the UAC altogether (and subsequently protected mode in IE is kept) and you don't get anymore annoying popups.

I thought UAC was supposed to 'learn' safe apps anyway?

Simon

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Originally Posted by zoomee

great proof of concept - shame it didnt work for me, been trying to get it to run coretemp from startup without having to accept the UAC prompt - failed on vista x64 :( :help:

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The main reason for that is that certain parts of the motherboard information are locked safely behind the UAC control and can only be accessed by the administrator.

Whats to stop some hacker making your Elevator from allowing their own malicious software? I don\'t see how it helps with the security much....

or turn UAC off

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Originally Posted by zoomee

great proof of concept - shame it didnt work for me, been trying to get it to run coretemp from startup without having to accept the UAC prompt - failed on vista x64 :( :help:

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Set it up to run at any user log-on in Task Scheduler, and make sure you tick the box for "Run with highest privileges".