10 things you should know about User Account Control in Vista
Source: Deb Shinder
User Account Control (UAC) is at the heart of Windows Vista's focus on security, but it may also be one of Vista's most misunderstood new features. Love it or hate it, you'll need to learn more about it to balance security and user-friendliness in your Vista deployment.
Windows expert Deb Shinder has identified 10 key things you need to know about UAC before you roll out Vista, whether on an individual machine or throughout an organization. Among the items: UAC makes it easier to tell which tasks require admin privileges; Administrator Approval Mode is the default; you may need to mark pre-Vista apps to make them UAC compliant; and you can edit Group Policy to increase (or reduce) security.
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Windows expert Deb Shinder has identified 10 key things you need to know about UAC before you roll out Vista, whether on an individual machine or throughout an organization. Among the items: UAC makes it easier to tell which tasks require admin privileges; Administrator Approval Mode is the default; you may need to mark pre-Vista apps to make them UAC compliant; and you can edit Group Policy to increase (or reduce) security.
This download is also available as an article. Join the discussion and share your experiences and opinions.
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