How to get rid of little shield on icon..?

Albo · 29 Jan 2008 at 23:14

Does anybody know how to get rid of the little security shield that's in the bottom right of icons that require admin privilages (without turning UAC off)?

I've scoured google for an answer and nobody has come up with one. There must be a req hack or summit?

Cheers

Fothsn · 29 Jan 2008 at 23:20

Edit/ I'm way off on this one :eek:

Simps · 29 Jan 2008 at 23:36

Put UAC in silent mode

http://www.tweak-uac.com/what-is-tweak-uac/

Albo · 30 Jan 2008 at 01:14

Nice try, but doesn't work

anyone else?

Baz · 30 Jan 2008 at 08:15

You mean the automatic updates shield?

If so you can turn off Automatic updates from within the services.msc snap in.

Unless you are using a HP laptop, in which case it might be the credential manager, which you can uninstall

neil_g · 30 Jan 2008 at 09:16

first off, what colour is the shield? there are several different ones.

marc2003 · 30 Jan 2008 at 09:23

what the OP means is the UAC shield....

sorry i don't know how to get rid.

neil_g · 30 Jan 2008 at 09:32

seems to be no real "method" as such just pot luck...

http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t533531.html

Albo · 30 Jan 2008 at 09:52

Baz - no, not the automatic updates shield, the multicouloured shield on icons as in marcs post.

Neil - yeh I found that thnread too. tried turning UAC off and restarting....STILL there!

Come on you reg-hackers.......

this_is_gav · 30 Jan 2008 at 09:57

//edit: nevermind, misread this one.

Albo · 30 Jan 2008 at 10:26

DONE IT!!!

I tried disabling UAC and restarting..no luck. But if you then change the icon to the same on it was before (ie, no change) it goes. Re-enable UAC, restart and hey presto.

I'm pretty sure if I messed with the icons now UAC is enable, the shield would appear again....so I aint going to touch them!