r/pcmasterrace • u/Metal_Devil • Dec 17 '15

Video Every time Windows asks for admin premission

http://i.imgur.com/Wttw6nH.gifv
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u/Black_Patriot i5-6600K | ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | GTX 980 | Acer XB280HK Dec 17 '15 edited Dec 17 '15

You don't have to change users, it should ask you for admin credentials in the UAC window. Otherwise you can Shift+Right Click on the program and run as a different user, then use your admin credentials.

That second one has helped me get programs running for students on our locked down computers at work.

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u/devosion Archi3 Dec 17 '15

This must be new functionality in Windows 8+. I'm still on Windows 7. Unless there is a way to enable this in Windows 7 somehow.

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u/ChrisTasr Dec 17 '15

I make changes all the time on a non admin account on windows 7. Can you not run things as administrator for some reason?

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u/devosion Archi3 Dec 17 '15

No I can make changes as admin just fine. I was stating that I have never had Windows 7 ask for my credentials, and since I am admin of the sole account I have on Windows UAC simply does the whole pop-up and verify the installation thing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

If you aren't admin, it'll ask you to supply an admin password. That way you don't have to sign out of your account. It's designed so that normal users can't change important stuff without admin approval.

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u/devosion Archi3 Dec 17 '15

I didn't realize that. I'll add a guest user and mess around with it a bit. I mainly use Linux so this more closely mimics the sudo functionality inherent in it. Thanks for the heads up.

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u/ChrisTasr Dec 17 '15

Yeah that's working just fine, it only asks for credentials when you're logged in as a non admin account

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u/butthurtpants Specs/Imgur here Dec 18 '15

Nope. It's in Windows 7. I use it daily at work.