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Windows 7 To Dial Down UAC

Oct 11th, 2008 · Engineers working on Windows 7 have admitted Vista's User Account Control was too intrusive, and are promising to tone it down in the forthcoming Windows 7. 'We've heard loud and clear that you are frustrated,' says Microsoft engineer Ben Fathi. 'You …
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Windows 7 To Dial Down UAC

Oct 10th, 2008 · Engineers working on Windows 7 have admitted Vista's User Account Control was too intrusive, and are promising to tone it down in the forthcoming Windows 7. 'We've heard loud and clear that you are frustrated,' says Microsoft engineer Ben Fathi. 'You …
see also: Microsoft · Windows · engineering · Vista · Security · compatibility · Steve Ballmer

Microsoft Concedes Vista Launch Problems

Sep 10th, 2008 · Maximum PC just posted a lengthy feature looking back at the myriad problems that went into Microsoft's 6 billion dollar failure of the Vista launch. Aside from running benchmarks comparing Vista at launch how its performing now, they also found a Microsoft …
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Microsoft Says Other OSes Should Imitate UAC

May 1st, 2007 · Many Vista adopters find User Account Control irritating, but Microsoft thinks it's an approach other OSes should emulate. Microsoft Australia's Chief Security Adviser Peter Watson calls UAC a great idea and 'strategically a direction that all operating …
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Tricking Vista's UAC To Hide Malware

Feb 26th, 2007 · Vista's User Account Control, love it or hate it, represents a barrier against unwanted software getting run on users' computers. A Symantec researcher has found a simple way to spoof UAC and says that it shouldn't be completely trusted. The trick is …
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