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| Thread ID: 106550 | 2010-01-13 08:16:00 | Opinions on Win 7 UAC | Shortstop (632) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 848341 | 2010-01-13 08:16:00 | An article in a computer magazine recommends that Win 7 UAC should be set to "Always Notify" rather the than the medium default setting, saying that the better security was worth the additional popups. What do you do? | Shortstop (632) | ||
| 848342 | 2010-01-13 08:18:00 | I've turned it off. I've also turned it off in vista. I found that it can stop programs from updating. Foxit is one of them. It'll say access denied if its up too high | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 848343 | 2010-01-13 08:21:00 | I have it turned off. I don't think its a very good feature because I'm always getting calls from my grandma on whether or not to allow things. I really need to get up there and disable it. (running Vista). When running Vista I never had anything bad come up (before I disabled it :p) | xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 848344 | 2010-01-13 08:22:00 | I've turned it off. I've also turned it off in vista. I found that it can stop programs from updating. Foxit is one of them. It'll say access denied if its up too high But would you recommend everyone should turn off UAC as a matter of course? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 848345 | 2010-01-13 08:27:00 | i do/would. it's just plain irritating, i've never known any problems with it on except if i want to install itunes etc so IMO theres no need for it to be on. i've got it turned off on my laptop and its great not having it pop up for every little thing. |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 848346 | 2010-01-13 08:27:00 | No did I say that Sweep? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 848347 | 2010-01-13 08:34:00 | No did I say that Sweep? No you didn't. I was just trying to clarify what you thought and hence my question. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 848348 | 2010-01-13 08:34:00 | UAC never really bothers me - so it stays on. Why turn off a feature that makes Windows more secure? *nix has had this concept for years (sudo). It seems that when Microsoft finally does something to make Windows more secure, everyone goes around turning it off, thus putting them back at square one. In terms of "Always Notify" versus the default setting, it's probably safer, but may annoy some people. When I upgrade to W7 (still on Vista), I'll probably turn it on. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 848349 | 2010-01-13 08:39:00 | I have also found UAC to affect programs running or updating, and I have had to disable it on some of my customers computers to allow there required software to start up. I like the concept and do my best to leave it on most machines, 98%, but it can be more of a handicap than a saviour at times. |
radium (8645) | ||
| 848350 | 2010-01-13 08:43:00 | Ah ok then Sweep. My bad. Depends if you get annoyed by it, like I do. Since I've killed it, nothing's gone bung / died / or fried. If I wanted to click on yes or confirm things every minute of the day. I would have put XP on it :p But, then it would be a waste of 4-5 GB | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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