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Understanding User Account Control in Vista

PublisherTechGenix
Format HTMLDate added23 Aug 2006
Topics Network Security, Network Administration
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If an individual has not looked at Microsoft Vista yet, there is still a great chance that he will have heard something about User Account Control (UAC) at some point. UAC is being tagged as one of the most important features that Vista is providing to help ensure a more secure environment for both home users and corporations. UAC is designed to help with the issue where typical users are required to be "Administrators" on their local computer to run applications, perform routine operating system tasks, etc. This paper explains what User Account Control (UAC) is and what it is not.

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