by J_Th4ng » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:41 am
Nice link there Jean, certainly does explain what UAC is, and why it was so reviled in Vista.
However, it doesn't say anything about multi-level security or not being needed for home use.
In fact, it would seem to be saying that it's a lot better than Vista's UAC:
Since many software programs did not support UAC when it was first introduced in Windows Vista, the applications failed and created lots of issues, which reflected in a bad user experience. As many applications are built with the support of UAC now, it is a seamless experience in Windows 7.
You can see that the user can go directly to the UAC settings from the prompt to change how these notifications appear if the user is not happy about these notifications.
Overall, the UAC experience is much improved in Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. The number of clicks (by default) is drastically reduced in Windows 7 when compared to Windows Vista. The ultimate goal of the UAC is to provide user the control over what changes can happen to the system and not to annoy users with more number of prompts.
I'm not saying that it's a vital service, or that it should never be turned off. All I say is that one should be cautious about turning it off. it improves Windows security, and anything that does that is a good thing. On top of that, it's a helluva lot less intrusive than it was under Vista.
My experience with it so far is that it only pops up for three programs that I'm using: CPUZ, Realtemp, and Prime95. I'm only using these programs in order to stabilise my overclock settings, so they really don't bother me as I'll stop using them soon.
However, if you are constantly using programs that infringe the UAC, then by all means turn UAC off if you want to. Just be sure to have good security running.
One thing that I do think could be improved in UAC would be to allow specific programs the right to change settings. Although that in itself would open up security holes, I suppose.
Nice link there Jean, certainly does explain what UAC is, and why it was so reviled in Vista.
However, it doesn't say anything about multi-level security or not being needed for home use.
In fact, it would seem to be saying that it's a lot better than Vista's UAC:
[quote]Since many software programs did not support UAC when it was first introduced in Windows Vista, the applications failed and created lots of issues, which reflected in a bad user experience. As many applications are built with the support of UAC now, it is a seamless experience in Windows 7.
You can see that the user can go directly to the UAC settings from the prompt to change how these notifications appear if the user is not happy about these notifications.
Overall, the UAC experience is much improved in Windows 7 than in Windows Vista. The number of clicks (by default) is drastically reduced in Windows 7 when compared to Windows Vista. The ultimate goal of the UAC is to provide user the control over what changes can happen to the system and not to annoy users with more number of prompts.[/quote]
I'm not saying that it's a vital service, or that it should never be turned off. All I say is that one should be cautious about turning it off. it improves Windows security, and anything that does that is a good thing. On top of that, it's a helluva lot less intrusive than it was under Vista.
My experience with it so far is that it only pops up for three programs that I'm using: CPUZ, Realtemp, and Prime95. I'm only using these programs in order to stabilise my overclock settings, so they really don't bother me as I'll stop using them soon.
However, if you are constantly using programs that infringe the UAC, then by all means turn UAC off if you want to. Just be sure to have good security running.
One thing that I do think could be improved in UAC would be to allow specific programs the right to change settings. Although that in itself would open up security holes, I suppose.