Put UAC in Quiet Mode
We all know how annoying UAC can get, especially when you’ve just installed Windows Vista and you have a dozen of programs and security apps ready to install. A small program called TweakUAC gets rid of this annoyance by putting UAC into “quiet mode.” What it actually does is without turning off UAC,
it doesn’t display any prompts for administrators when attempting to do an administrative task. However, all other features of UAC will still be enabled, meaning that UAC will continue to run with the standard user permissions by default.
You can find more info on TweakUAC as well as download it by clicking here.
There has been much confusion about UAC so the author of this program had decided to cover it in one of his blog posts. According to the author, the confusion around UAC is that it protects you from yourself rather than protect your computer from spyware and malware. A security warning is issued in the event where malicious software attempts to install itself on your computer.
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July 1st, 2007 at 12:41 am
“You can find more info on TweakUAC as well as download it by clicking here.”
By clicking where? It is just underlined, but not a link.
July 1st, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Thanks for pointing out that error. Ever since the upgrade, the site has been acting funny. I REALLY need a new template.
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:57 pm
cool little program. thanks for the tip.
July 5th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
After installing TweakUAC on quiet mode, the Windows Security Alert is always in the taskbar. Is there any way to remove this?
September 28th, 2007 at 4:45 am
TweakUAC caused all folders except trash to disappear from desktop on reboot. Had to do a system restore to get things back.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Nice utility, but it makes Vista believe that UAC is completely disabled. It would be nice if the nagging balloon disappeared.
January 11th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
yeah, UAC is really a headache of vista
I will remove it
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March 31st, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Patrick and Sebastian, if Vista believes that UAC is completely turned off and the system tray reminder annoys you it can be turned off by going to… Control Panel > Security Center > Change the way Security Center alerts me > Don’t notify me and don’t display the icon (not recommended)