Tag Archives: UAC
Tracking Windows 7 – News Updates. Oct 17th, 2008. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Vista’s honor–again–but at least gave a nod to enterprise buyers that planned to skip it and upgrade when Windows 7 launches. Ballmer also noted …more >>>
With Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft finally addressed a security hole which allowed malicious websites to read and steal your clipboard data. Yes, your Clipboard text can be stolen, as erstwhile users of upto ‘IE 6 without SP1′ would know. And …more >>>
Norton Labs is providing an new application named Norton Vista User Account Control Tool which would replace the default UAC provided by Microsoft in Windows Vista. The User Account Control was designed and developed for a good reason, however most …more >>>
Note: Using this tip, some have seen their reboot time reduce a bit while some have found nil difference. It has now been considered a ‘dubious tweak’.. If you computer has a multiple core CPU , then you may try this …more >>>
In XP and the earlier Windows versions, there was only one administrator account and most single users used it as their main account. But Windows Vista (and Windows 7) has another, what may be referred to as a secret ‘super’ …more >>>
Vista has a bootskin called Aurora which can be activated using the following setting. Disable UAC first. Click Start > Run > msconfig > Boot tab > In the Boot Options click No GUI Boot > close. Reboot. On reboot …more >>>
Microsoft today, unveiled Windows 7 to the world here at the PDC taking place in Los Angeles this week. Windows is the world’s most popular software product. With more than a billion customers worldwide, Windows has created an ecosystem of …more >>>
…That is the question ! Smart UAC Replacement 1.0 which was recently updated/released looks like one great product for Vista. In fact it answers most Vista users gripe that Microsoft should have kept an ‘Always allow/deny for this program‘ checkbox …more >>>
Whenever your UAC prompt appears and asks for your permission, you may have noticed that it darkens the screen and temporarily turns off the Windows Vista or Windows 7 Aero interface - and it itself appears without the transparency. This is …more >>>
