Having to run apps as admin to function in Windows 8

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If I'm in a game, I need to run TS, my G15 program and other bits and bobs as admin, as otherwise they don't work. Is there a workaround? Pretty annoying.
 
UAC is off. The apps work running as normal, but for example PTT doesn't work in TS and my media keys on the keyboard don't work.
 
UAC is off.

TS PTT doesn't work when a game is maximised.

If I run it as admin it does.

I don't belive apps run as admin if UAC is off tbh.
 
Having no problems with TS and PTT and my media keys work as they should here.

Do you have the latest TS? latest drivers for your keyboard? (I didn't install any drivers for my K90)
 
I still think you have to specify to run as administrator, all it means is that apps can make changes. Insecure or not, I've had it disabled since Vista came out and have never had a problem.

Either way, it's not solving my issue.
 
UAC can be disabled, and when it is, applications in Windows Vista and Windows 7 run as high integrity processes by default.

This changes in Windows 8, if UAC is disabled, your applications will no longer run as a high integrity process, they will run as a medium integrity process.

Applications can request elevation to a high integrity process when UAC is off explicitly and no UAC dialog will be shown.

It's better to have your non malware process run as medium integrity. Sometimes things can be exploited where arbitrary code cannot be executed, but there is still an exploit to be had.

That's a good point though that if you can run arbitrary code through the exploit, then they are equivalent.

:)
 
Users with accounts that are members of the Administrators group have two security access tokens created at logon that are linked together. One access token is a standard user access token assigned a medium integrity level, which has the Administrators group used for Deny access checks only, and certain administrative privileges removed. The second access token is a full-privilege, elevated-access token that is assigned a high integrity level because the Administrators group and administrative privileges are present in the access token.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb625962.aspx
 
It's still not running as admin, so I'm no sure what you're getting at. It just means if the applications requests to run as admin it bypasses the UAC pop up and does it automatically. That isn't running as admin. :/

Anyway, anyone got any ideas about my issue?
 
Put UAC back on and wait on an update from TS or at least some official guidance. Turning UAC off seems daft tbh.

At least give post 11 a short, probably will work.
 
It's still not running as admin, so I'm no sure what you're getting at. It just means if the applications requests to run as admin it bypasses the UAC pop up and does it automatically. That isn't running as admin. :/

There isn't any difference. Analyse the processes using Process Explorer if you need confirmation.
 
You need to run the TS/G15 stuff at the same elevation level as your game.

You shouldn't need fiddle with .exe properties or shortcuts and force them to run as admin. This includes your games and/or Steam.
 
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