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User Account Control: Run All Users, Including Administrators, as Standard Users
Configuring Vista User Account Control Settings

From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

This security setting determines the behavior of all UAC policies for the entire system.

The options are:

  • Enabled: Admin Approval Mode and all other UAC policies are dependent on this option being enabled. Changing this setting requires a system reboot.
  • Disabled: Admin Approval Mode user type and all related UAC policies will be disabled. Note: the Security Center will notify that the overall security of the operating system has been reduced.

Default: Enabled

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