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I'm running windows 7 RC.

I've got a few poorly-designed apps that force me to click through a UAC box in order to launch them. This is becoming quite an annoyance. I don't mind UAC aside from this issue.

Is there a way to stop UAC from popping up for just one particular app or executable?

evizaer
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Yes, you can, using the Application Compatibility Toolkit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=24DA89E9-B581-47B0-B45E-492DD6DA2971&displaylang=en

More info on using the toolkit here: https://web.archive.org/web/1/http://blogs.techrepublic%2ecom%2ecom/window-on-windows/?p=635

Diblo Dk
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Kevin Dente
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There is a work-around that lets you create a shortcut that runs the program in administrator mode, without triggering the UAC. It utilizes the Task Scheduler. This is really a bit of a security hole, and it might be patched one day, but it is supposed to work for both Vista and 7. See this page from the How-to Geek.

Emil
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Unfortunately no, you have to either have it on completely, or turn it off completely.

Joseph
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You can set the individual app or shortcut to always run as an administrator. That should only make you click the approval box once, when it starts up, but it varies by the application.

Jarett Millard
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if this can be of any additional help to anyone - try this

http://www.door2windows.com/how-to-turn-off-user-account-control-uac-for-a-specific-application/

download link : http://www.itknowledge24.com/downloads.html

it is a simple tool to create a trusted shortcut

mireille raad
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