Windows 7 UAC

[Django x2]

Whilst I appreciate the use of UAC especially for non savvy users, I fail to see how you are a crap IT person if you turn it off. I have had no UAC in either Vista or 7 and have never ever encountered problems because I know how to run and look after my systems.

In my eyes, it's the same as AV (although I run MS SE). If you're stupid enough to run a program that you don't know what it does, or visit hooky sites, you deserve everything you get.

The ability to continually click a box to accept a change I know about is pointless, I fail to see how using UAC makes you a "poweruser". Indeed, most Vista corp users have stripped it out with possibly the exception of financial sectors.

 

[cokecan]

Whilst I appreciate the use of UAC especially for non savvy users, I fail to see how you are a crap IT person if you turn it off. I have had no UAC in either Vista or 7 and have never ever encountered problems because I know how to run and look after my systems.

In my eyes, it's the same as AV (although I run MS SE). If you're stupid enough to run a program that you don't know what it does, or visit hooky sites, you deserve everything you get.

The ability to continually click a box to accept a change I know about is pointless, I fail to see how using UAC makes you a "poweruser". Indeed, most Vista corp users have stripped it out with possibly the exception of financial sectors.

Yes, but even the best of us get caught out from time to time, regardless of how IT savvy you consider your self to be

 

[meths]

I was reading this article on Windows 7 UAC a while ago and found it quite interesting.

UAC Article

It's not based on the final build of Windows 7 but I'll leave you to make up your own minds.

 

[Dark_Angel]

Yes, but even the best of us get caught out from time to time, regardless of how IT savvy you consider your self to be

This. Why not leave it on? With people doing more and more stuff online and on their computer, it's best to be as secure as possible.

Excellent post Fire Wizard. I will research in to that.

 

[The Mad Rapper]

Yes that's what I do when I go out - I don't arm my home security and I leave large notices everywhere so burglars know I'm not at home - OH DEAR!

Is such melodrama really necessary? I wouldn't normally care, but your example is so far from being relevant it's not even funny.

 

[Dolph]

Whilst I appreciate the use of UAC especially for non savvy users, I fail to see how you are a crap IT person if you turn it off. I have had no UAC in either Vista or 7 and have never ever encountered problems because I know how to run and look after my systems.

Turning it off suggests a failure to understand the importance of security, priority and least user access, you know, the principles that users failed to follow that led to the introduction of UAC in the first place?

In my eyes, it's the same as AV (although I run MS SE). If you're stupid enough to run a program that you don't know what it does, or visit hooky sites, you deserve everything you get.

What is your defence against a zero day exploit in a normal site?

The ability to continually click a box to accept a change I know about is pointless, I fail to see how using UAC makes you a "poweruser". Indeed, most Vista corp users have stripped it out with possibly the exception of financial sectors.

If you don't understand why corporate networks don't need UAC, and this point is therefore irrelevant, then you really shouldn't be messing with it, that is simple, basic stuff...

 

[_Jimlad_]

as stated before, i see why the IT folk got peeded off and turn UAC off in Vista, but Win7 just no need, and if you do one day your will properly regret it.... there for a reason

 

[Broken Hope]

I honestly don't see what's so wrong with UAC, I even run Windows 7 with it set to always notify which isn't the default and I still rarely see it, only when I'm doing admin tasks which is when I'd expect to see it.

The reason I'm running as always notify is due to the auto elevate exploits that are possible in the default setting.