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13 November 2006

Microsoft: Turn off Vista's UAC to fix problems

Be prepared to turn off Vista's new UAC to fix problems when Vista is released. Touted as one of the best security features's of Vista, it will leave a lot of users thinking that it causes more problems than it solves.

25 September 2006

Vista's UAC Falls Short of Promises

"The main goal of User Account Control is to reduce the exposure and attack surface of the operating system by requiring that all users run in standard user mode..." It all sounds good, but there are two fundamental flaws with the way it has been implemented in Vista.