Articles Tagged “UAC”
4 articles tagged “UAC”, newest first.
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Registry 32-bit/64-bit Redirection and Virtualization Pitfalls — Wow6432Node and the "The Value I Wrote Isn't There" Problem
How a 32-bit app's writes to HKLM\Software get redirected to Wow6432Node, the conditions under which UAC virtualization diverts them to the VirtualStore, the...
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How to Speed Up App Validation with Windows Sandbox
How to use Windows Sandbox to isolate administrator-privilege issues, reproduce problems in a clean environment, and simulate missing privileges or resources...
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When Do You Actually Need Administrator Privileges on Windows? - UAC, Protected Areas, and How to Tell by Design
A practical look at when administrator privileges are required on Windows, from the perspectives of UAC, protected areas, services, drivers, and per-user/per...
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How to Concretely Isolate "Only the Operations That Need Administrator Privileges" in a Windows App
A concrete walkthrough of keeping a Windows app UI at asInvoker while isolating only the administrator-privileged operations into a helper EXE, covering UAC,...