How do I disable the Security Center notice about my UAC being off

[rowanc88]

Every single time I log in to Windows, that bloody little pop-up comes in the
notification area saying that my UAC is off and that this is a horrible
problem.
I know it's off. I turned it off. Why the hell would I be unaware of that?

So my question is, how do I stop that annoying notice coming up every single
time I start Windows?

 

[Dave]

You could try this...
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/03/18/disable-security-center-alerts-in-windows-xp-and-vista/

 

[rowanc88]

Why shouldn't I choose the last option, t-4-2? Seems like the one I'd want.

 

[Kayman]

Every single time I log in to Windows, that bloody little pop-up comes in the
notification area saying that my UAC is off and that this is a horrible
problem.
I know it's off. I turned it off. Why the hell would I be unaware of that?

So my question is, how do I stop that annoying notice coming up every single
time I start Windows?

For your information and consideration
The best defenses are:
1. Do not work in elevated level; Day-to-day work should be
performed while the User Account Control (UAC) is enabled. Turning
off UAC reduces the security of your computer and may expose you to
increased risk from malicious software.
2. Familiarize yourself with "Services Hardening in Windows Vista".
3. Keep your operating (OS) system (and all software on it)
updated/patched.
4. Reconsider the usage of IE.
5. Review your installed 3rd party software applications/utilities;
Remove clutter.
6. Don't expose services to public networks.
7. Activate the build-in firewall and tack together its advanced
configuration settings.
7a.If on high-speed internet use a router as well.
8. Routinely practice safe-hex.
9. Regularly back-up data/files.
10.Familiarize yourself with crash recovery tools and with
re-installing your operating system (OS).
11.Utilize a real-time anti-virus application and vital system
monitoring utilities/applications.
12.Keep abreast of the latest developments - Sh!t happens...you know.

The least preferred defenses are:
Myriads of popular anti-whatever applications and staying ignorant.

Peez of pith, really

 

[SG]

If I were you I'd go ahead and choose it. You've killed IE protective mode
when you turned of UAC, so you might as well turn off everything else.

--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

 

[rowanc88]

I do all of that,
but I'm not an idiot that needs UAC asking for confirmation every time I do
something. My anti-virus & anti-spyware software blocks anything bad that
comes through, which is hardly ever.

I also don't use IE, because it's just as bad as UAC, needing confirmation
for everything, telling you it's so horrible that you've got pop-up blocker
and the phishing tool off.

MS really needs to reconsider the level of security they force on everyone
who has Windows. Because not everyone is a first time user who has no idea
what they're doing. All this security does is piss off the regular users.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> rowanc88

I do all of that,
but I'm not an idiot that needs UAC asking for confirmation every time I do
something. My anti-virus & anti-spyware software blocks anything bad that
comes through, which is hardly ever.

What exactly are you doing on a regular basis that needs confirmation?

 

[rowanc88]

Other than the usual annoyances when working with executables, UAC comes up
every single time I log into Windows asking me about my network login tool,
Clean Access, stopping my computer from loading any further.

The fact of the matter is, that so many people aren't beginners, we know
what we're doing, and we've already got enough protection, as well as common
sense, in place to stop anything from attacking the computer. Google
'annoying UAC', and you'll get 193,000 cases of people pissed off at it. So
I'm not alone.

 

[Mark H]

You're not alone, but then 193,000 out of millions is not exactly a
significant number. I'm with you 100% and think MS simply decided the only
way to get vendors to fix how they do things was to piss off the user enough
to complain to them. Personally, I don't work for MS and think I paid way
more than this product was worth to have to now do their work for them at my
own expense and frustration.

Common sense goes a long way and with it, you need almost no protection.
(How did we ever survive before UAC?) But, you will not convince the
majority who become alarmist when you turn off the mandated or perceived
need for lots of protection. For some reason, they seem to think that
clicking a button stating Continue is protecting them from harm. Do they
understand the warning? If they've decided to Continue after the first
warning, do they need to read the same warning when it pops up for the third
or fourth time for the same program start? Better yet, do they even read the
message anymore? The only thing accomplished by UAC is the absolution of MS
from damaging your computer... ...MS tried to warn you before krzpqtz.exe at
0x8007700b executed and YOU pressed Continue anyway.

It's your computer. Do what you want. If you lose files because you
formatted C:, restore them. If you lose files because of a virus, restore
them. If you're worried about identity theft, zombie computers, or loss of
sensitive data... ...why are you on the Web? The protection out there is no
better than a condom. Making the condom thicker, glow in the dark and
putting it on with glue (UAC) doesn't make it work better.

To those who seem to never run into UAC... good for you.

As always, there is a distinct difference between the home user and
business. UAC and the Standard User are highly encouraged in business use.
If you mix home and business on your computer, you deserve the outcome.

I fully recommend the use of Windows Firewall and Defender. Install a
free Anti-virus that you never have to interact with other than installation
and when a virus is found. If you are on broadband, get a router with
built-in firewall. If you must send or answer chain e-mails, have the
decency to cut and paste the text to a new letter so everyone else's e-mail
address is removed.

 

[rowanc88]

193,000 out of millions is a significant number really, because those 193,000
have posted on the internet about their complaints, and have used the word
annoying, and have also used the word UAC. You can't say that everyone who's
annoyed at it has posted in a forum about it.

 

[Mark H]

I think you missed the line in my post where "I'm 100% with you on UAC."
I've barked up this tree to no avail.
Even so...

193,000 is approximately 0.2 million. (And if googled, 50% of these are
repeats from "copy" sites.)
With over 100 million licenses sold, 0.2 million is 0.2%.

That means 99.8% are not complaining about UAC.
In statistics, 0.2% is insignificant and as a businessman, I wouldn't
touch my product based on 0.2% complaints.

Some will tell you that those who complain in writing (internet) make up
about 5% of the real situation. That means that there are actually about 2%
to 4% of all licensed users complaining about UAC. Still insignificant in
statistics even though it indicates about 3 million users worldwide.

The roar may be loud if you stand amongst the 193,000, but standing a
little ways back, it's dead silent.
(Tree in the forest thing.)

 

[rowanc88]

....
I never argued against you about UAC being annoying,
I'm just saying it's very short sighted to assume that the 193,000 people
who have posted on the internet with the keywords 'annoying' and 'UAC' are
the only ones pissed off at the UAC.

I also think it's wrong to assume that 100 million people use Vista. If one
person owns one Vista license at home, one at work, and even a few for their
kids, they won't write in a complaint with the keywords 'annoying' and 'UAC'
five times, one for each license. Their first port of call would probably be
to ring up their computer retailer.

 

[SG]

Quote from Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP whom IMO best explains the drawbacks
of doing as this website suggest as well as any other Tweak program or
Registry hack that runs UAC in quiet mode.

Quote:
This is a fallacy! If UAC cannot notify the user that a program is trying to
gain global access to the system, then it is effectively 'disabled'. This so
called 'quite mode' setting just changes a UAC registry setting to
'automatically elevate everything without prompting'. This means that when
you click to open a file, it is 'assumed' that you already know that the
file will have unrestricted access to your computer.

The main thing that UAC does is to detect when a program or application
tries to access restricted parts of the system or registry that requires
administrator privileges. When a program does this, UAC will prompt the user
for administrative elevation. Without this prompt, UAC cannot warn the user,
which means that it is effectively disabled.

Some people will tell you that using "quiet mode" will still let IE run in
protected mode, but this just isn't true. Without the UAC prompt, a
malicious file that runs from a website can run, without restrictions, and
silently.

Another issue is that with UAC prompt disabled, some legitimate procedures
will just silently fail to work properly, with no notification, if you are
logged on with a Standard User account, since the application cannot notify
you that administrative privileges are required.

Even the developer of the TweakUAC utility includes this statement about his
product.
"if you are an experienced user and have some understanding of how to manage
your Windows settings properly, you can safely use the quiet mode of UAC."
In my opinion, if you are an experienced user, the last thing you would want
to do is turn off the UAC notification.

If you 'are' an experienced user, then you would already know how to
temporarily bypass the UAC prompt to perform just about any procedure in
Vista, such as running programs from an elevated command prompt, or using an
elevated instance of windows explorer.

The last problem I have with this so-called 'quiet mode' is that it
dissuades developers from programming their applications to run in a least
user privilege environment.
End Quote

--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

 

[Wil]

Quote from Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP whom IMO best explains the drawbacks
of doing as this website suggest as well as any other Tweak program or
Registry hack that runs UAC in quiet mode.

Quote:
This is a fallacy! If UAC cannot notify the user that a program is trying to
gain global access to the system, then it is effectively 'disabled'. This so
called 'quite mode' setting just changes a UAC registry setting to
'automatically elevate everything without prompting'. This means that when
you click to open a file, it is 'assumed' that you already know that the
file will have unrestricted access to your computer.

The main thing that UAC does is to detect when a program or application
tries to access restricted parts of the system or registry that requires
administrator privileges. When a program does this, UAC will prompt the user
for administrative elevation. Without this prompt, UAC cannot warn the user,
which means that it is effectively disabled.

Some people will tell you that using "quiet mode" will still let IE run in
protected mode, but this just isn't true. Without the UAC prompt, a
malicious file that runs from a website can run, without restrictions, and
silently.

Another issue is that with UAC prompt disabled, some legitimate procedures
will just silently fail to work properly, with no notification, if you are
logged on with a Standard User account, since the application cannot notify
you that administrative privileges are required.

Even the developer of the TweakUAC utility includes this statement about his
product.
"if you are an experienced user and have some understanding of how to manage
your Windows settings properly, you can safely use the quiet mode of UAC."
In my opinion, if you are an experienced user, the last thing you would want
to do is turn off the UAC notification.

If you 'are' an experienced user, then you would already know how to
temporarily bypass the UAC prompt to perform just about any procedure in
Vista, such as running programs from an elevated command prompt, or using an
elevated instance of windows explorer.

The last problem I have with this so-called 'quiet mode' is that it
dissuades developers from programming their applications to run in a least
user privilege environment.
End Quote

--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

Personally I think there should be more of an annoyance for people who
turn UAC off like it should change their wallpaper to bright red or
something every time they boot windows.

There is never a good reason to turn off UAC on a system that you use
day to day.

The only excuses I hear are as follows:

* Oh the pop-up is so annoying so i turned it off.
A: Sorry stop being lazy. It is 2008 time to take responsibility for
your own security.

* I am a power user so I don't need this kind of protection.
A: This one always cracks me up. By turning off UAC you are proving
you are actually a less experienced computer user then you think. UAC
is not just an annoying pop-up. If anything it actually makes using
your system easier. Without UAC you would have to right click
executables and select run as then enter your admin account
credentials. Would you rather doing that? Other option is to run
everything as an Administrator but only inexperienced users do that.

* I never had that problem before in XP why change now.
A: Sure you never had problems before, doesn't make it any less stupid
to do though. It is like saying I put a blind fold on and ran across a
road and haven't been hit by a car yet. Sure you haven't had a problem
yet, doesn't make it any less stupid though.

The whole UAC thing is a perception. Most people think oh its an
annoying dialogue, when yes it can be annoying but you should be
thinking ok why does this program need admin rights. If you think it
doesn't need them then click Deny then email the program vendor and
tell them to fix their buggy program. If the program actually does
need admin rights then click allow.

 

[Mark]

As I said before...
Common sense goes a long way and with it, you need almost no protection.
(How did we ever survive before UAC?)
But, you will not convince the majority who become alarmist when you turn
off the mandated or perceived need for lots of protection. For some reason,
they seem to think that clicking a button stating Continue is protecting
them from harm. Do they understand the warning? If they've decided to
Continue after the first warning, do they need to read the same warning when
it pops up for the third or fourth time for the same program start? Better
yet, do they even read the message anymore? The only thing accomplished by
UAC is the absolution of MS from damaging your computer... ...MS tried to
warn you before krzpqtz.exe at 0x8007700b executed and YOU pressed Continue
anyway.

Enjoy your sense of security. Press Continue to end message.

 

[SG]

A second post by Ronnie Vernon MS MVP to Bob

Ronnie
Even with the prompt enabled it still requires the user to be
knowledgeable of the application UAC is prompting about. Once elevation is
allowed UAC does not protect the user. Clicking allow becomes nothing more
than an annoying additional click which in many cases becomes automatic.

It's only annoying until you run into something unexpected. Right after
Vista was first released, we went through all of the debates about users
getting to the point where clicking on the prompt became an 'automatic'
response.

One user told us about a utility that he downloaded and installed and he got
the expected 'security warning' about the file not having a digital
signature. He clicked to run the file anyway and the utility installed. He
then got a message to 'click here' to configure your personal settings. He
then received this prompt.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/rvmv/UACPrompt2.jpg

Without UAC, he never would have been aware of the second file being
installed, since he had already permitted the program to run. Needless to
say, he decided that he would leave UAC on.

Additionally, the most common way a PC becomes infected is by downloading
something from the net and even with the UAC prompts disabled you still
receive a security warning when you attempt a download.

Only in specific instances, such as an installation file that does not have
a digital signature attached. The security warning does nothing to protect
against 'drive-by' downloads that run automatically. Most of the smaller
software developers will not bother with a digital signature, simply because
it is time consuming and expensive for them.

Personally, when I decide to run something I don't have a need to be asked
to confirm it. If I didn't want to run it I would not have clicked on it
in the first place.

It's not about you deciding to run a program, it's about 'isolation', it's
about 'integrity levels', it's about what background actions the program
will take when you do run it. Have you ever wondered why an application,
that does nothing more than make images look better, needs full and
unrestricted access to every part of your computer?

The bottom line is UAC does no more than protect the user from himself,
and even that still requires the user to be knowledgeable.

This is the whole point of UAC. The only way that a malicious program can be
installed is if the user gets complacent and stops paying attention to what
they are doing.

When Vista is first installed, a user will typically see a ton of UAC
prompts as they install all of their software programs and utilities, but
these will gradually become more rare. Windows has to overcome almost twenty
years of being a 'push button' operating system before it will attain any
semblance of a 'secure' operating system. The education of users as well as
developers will take some time. UAC and other security 'hardening'
procedures are not going to 'go away'.

When the majority of developers see the benefits, and start following the
Microsoft developer guidelines for coding their programs and applications to
run in a 'least user privilege' environment, UAC will become a prompt that
is rarely seen. The vast majority of windows software should not even need
to initiate a UAC prompt.

Take a few minutes to read the following article. It will give you a better
understanding, and show you the underlying reasons and goals of UAC.

The Long-Term Impact of User Account Control:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc137811.aspx
EndQuote

--
All the best,
SG

Is your computer system ready for Vista?
https://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/

 

[Rayonline.com]

In Vista you can disable the UAC ( User Access Control ) from your Control
Panel in the Account folder. However, this will disable this option for your
whole machine, including the normal users that do not have administrator
rights.

You can disable this prompt window for administrators only by changing the
following HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE with the RegEdit.exe program ( this change
requires that RegEdit to be run as administrator ) :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Thevalue of "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" must be 0 ( zero ).
Value 0 = No prompt at all.
Value 1 = Prompt that requires to enter an admistrator password(even if you
are an administrator ).
Value 2 = ( Default ). Prompt that requires an acceptance only.
Note: Normal users will be asked to enter an administative password...

Jean

http://www.rayonline.com
http://www.rayonline.com/jrinfo/faq.htm#q7

 

[FromTheRafters]

Hi,

I know this thread is slightly out of date, but the problem is yet to
be fixed...

First of all, every single person that posted any of the above is a
f-ed up idiot. Rowanc88 asked a question about how to turn of the
notice
of the Security Center about UAC being off. He did -not- ask how to
disable UAC, nor whether it's a good idea or not. No one cares whether
you believe turning off UAC is a wise idea or not, some people (like
me
and rowanc88) simply like it turned off! Also, don't give an
explanation
on how to turn of all Security Center notices, that was not the
question! "Our 'beef' is with UAC". If you don't know the anwser to
Rowanc88's problem, don't post anything. So now: How do you disable to
notice in the system tray by the Security Center about UAC being off?
I
don't want any program like TweakUAC or whatever, I want a button
somewhere in my Control Panel or some RegEdit stuff.

Jeez...
Laurens,

Now that you've had your cry, good luck finding your solution.

 

[t-4-2]

You'd be surprised. Some forums award points for correct answers. He might
get a correct answer in spite of his vulgar insinuation.

t-4-2

 

[FromTheRafters]

There were so many threads about this sort of thing, that I don't recall
which one this was.

Turning off MIC in the registry *should* stop UAC from even being
triggered.

If I *was* in that thread (some quoting would have been nice), then
obviously this poster doesn't want to hear from me, so...