UAC
E193826
UAC is a Windows security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system by prompting for permission or administrator approval.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UAC canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows security feature
ⓘ
access control mechanism ⓘ |
| affects |
application installation
ⓘ
modification of protected system files ⓘ modification of registry keys in protected hives ⓘ system-wide configuration changes ⓘ |
| alsoAvailableIn |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredVia |
Control Panel
ⓘ
Group Policy ⓘ Local Group Policy Editor ⓘ
surface form:
Local Security Policy
|
| canBeDisabled | true ⓘ |
| category |
Windows Security app
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows security
operating system security feature ⓘ |
| controls | elevation of privileges ⓘ |
| defaultUserType | standard user ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| disablingRisks |
increased exposure to malware
ⓘ
unrestricted elevation of processes ⓘ |
| fullName | User Account Control ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Always notify
ⓘ
Never notify ⓘ Notify me only when apps try to make changes (do not dim my desktop) ⓘ Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | split token for administrators ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows Vista ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| promptsWhen |
a task requires elevation
ⓘ
an application requests administrative privileges ⓘ |
| promptType |
consent prompt
ⓘ
credential prompt ⓘ |
| purpose |
enforce least privilege for standard users
ⓘ
limit the impact of malware ⓘ prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
administrator account
ⓘ
least privilege ⓘ secure desktop ⓘ standard user account ⓘ |
| requires |
administrator approval for certain tasks
ⓘ
user consent for elevated operations ⓘ |
| scope | per-application elevation ⓘ |
| securityModel | consent and credential prompts ⓘ |
| supports | secure desktop prompts ⓘ |
| uses | integrity levels ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.