These are the only differences from my Windows 10 1607 (mine are all from Local Policy):
Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation: Enabled Behavior of the elevation prompt for admins in Admin Approval Mode -- Prompt for consent Mine is "Prompt for consent on the secure desktop" On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife < [email protected]> wrote: > Nope. We log in with normal user accounts. Definitely a division of > permissions. > > > > @Charles – There are a number of local policies in the UAC area that are > enabled: > > > > Admin Approval Mode for the Built-In Administrator account > > Detect application installations and prompt for elevation > > Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations > > Run all Administrators in Admin Approval Mode > > Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations > > > > Behavior of the elevation prompt for admins in Admin Approval Mode -- > Prompt for consent > > Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users – Prompt for > credentials > > > > All other UAC settings are disabled. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Kennedy, Jim > *Sent:* Thursday, September 21, 2017 12:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: Running RSAT tools elevated > > > > Are you logged in with a local admin account? Perhaps that is fooling UAC? > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Heaton, > Joseph@Wildlife > *Sent:* Thursday, September 21, 2017 11:46 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: Running RSAT tools elevated > > > > My UAC was turned all the way up. I brought it down one notch to match > your setting, and rebooted, but double-clicking the shortcut on my desktop > still just opens the app directly, no asking for creds. > > > > Shift-right-click does work, but I really don’t want to have to do that > every time. > > > > In Win7, I would double-click the icon, and UAC/Viewfinity would ask for > credentials. I thought all I did was go into Advanced for the shortcut and > check the Run as Administrator box, but that’s not working for me now. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Kennedy, > Jim > *Sent:* Thursday, September 21, 2017 8:11 AM > *To:* 'NT System Admin Issues Discussion list' < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: Running RSAT tools elevated > > > > Is this a UAC setting issue? I just click and it asks. Mine is set to > ‘Always notify, do not dim’. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Heaton, > Joseph@Wildlife > *Sent:* Thursday, September 21, 2017 9:48 AM > *To:* 'NT System Admin Issues Discussion list' > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Running RSAT tools elevated > > > > So, in Win 7, I had installed RSAT tools, and I had the shortcuts setup so > that when I double-clicked it, it would run as administrator, I’d be > prompted by my privilege elevation software, put in my admin credentials > and away I went. I did not have to use the runas command in the shortcut > to make this happen. Now, in Win 10, I can’t for the life of me get this > working. If I go to the Advanced button in the shortcut, and choose Run as > Administrator, nothing happens. The tool opens using my logged in > credentials, not prompting me for my admin creds. If I do put in the runas > command, I end up having to enter my credentials twice, once for my > privilege elevation software, once in a command window that opens up. > > > > Anyone know of a better way of doing this? > > > > Joe Heaton > > Information Technology Operations Branch > > Data and Technology Division > > CA Department of Fish and Wildlife > > 1700 9th Street, 3rd Floor > > Sacramento, CA 95811 > > Desk: 916-323-1284 <(916)%20323-1284> > > > -- Charlie Sullivan Sr. Windows Systems Administrator Boston College 197 Foster St. Room 367 Brighton, MA 02135 617-552-4318
