Is Windows 7’s UAC still insecure?...
Posted by Al in Windows 7 News on 05 16th, 2009 | 5 Comments
Microsoft made some changes to UAC after the Windows community discovered a huge security flaw that allowed the UAC setting to be changed without the user knowing at all. These changes are applied in Windows 7 RC. But the guys over at OSNews still believe that UAC is insecure.
In order to decrease the...
Microsoft says UAC prompts in Windows 7 ...
Posted by Al in Windows 7 News on 04 21st, 2009 | 5 Comments
Windows Vista’s UAC fiasco left a lasting impression on many as a good reason to just disable UAC or stay away from Vista altogether. The good news is that software developers have had more than three years to make their apps UAC-friendly by not unnecessarily requiring admin privileges, reducing...
Microsoft responds to UAC criticism in W...
Posted by Al in Windows 7 News on 02 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment
After much criticism towards a huge UAC security flaw discovered by the Windows community, Microsoft shocked everyone when they simply dismissed the security flaw by insiting it as “by design,” stating that it will remain intact in the final version of Windows 7. The problem was that UAC...
Huge Security Flaw in Windows 7 UAC...
Posted by Al in Windows 7 News on 01 31st, 2009 | 5 Comments
User Access Control in Windows Vista annoyed a lot of people, so Microsoft made a couple of changes to make it “less-annoying” by providing users the option of customizing the frequency of notifications. UAC has also learned to differentiate between changes made by programs, and changes made...
Featured Article: Why UAC works and how ...
There’s been a lot of confusion around User Account Control (UAC), even almost 2 years after the concept was introduced in Windows Vista. This is largely due to Microsoft overestimating the ability of third-party developers to develop or change software that will be “UAC friendly,”...
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