{"id":14060,"date":"2019-04-08T07:11:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T07:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2019-04-08T07:17:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T07:17:15","slug":"change-uac-behavior-for-standard-users-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-uac-behavior-for-standard-users-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change UAC Behavior for Standard Users in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a standard user tries running a program that needs elevated permissions, the UAC prompt will prompt you to enter administrator credentials to confirm. If you want to avoid being prompted all the time, you can set UAC to automatically deny elevation requests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/auto-deny-elevation-requests.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14065\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 simple ways to change UAC behavior for standard users in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Change UAC Behavior for Standard Users Using Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box, type <strong>secpol.msc<\/strong> and hit Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/secpol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11044\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Local Security Policy window, navigate to <strong>Local Policies<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Security Options<\/strong>. On the right, double-click the policy called &#8220;<strong>User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/change-uac-behavior.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14066\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the drop-down box to select the UAC behavior you want to set for standard user accounts, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/behavior-of-uac-elevation-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14067\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Change UAC Behavior for Standard Users Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to the following key:<br \/>\n<code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ConsentPromptBehaviorUser.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14068\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tNext, double-click on the DWORD <strong>ConsentPromptBehaviorUser<\/strong> to modify it.<\/li>\n<li>Set its value data to one the following values:\n<ul>\n<li>0 &#8211; Automatically deny elevation requests<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Prompt for credentials (Default)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/prompt-for-uac-credentials.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14069\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your machine to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a standard user tries running a program that needs elevated permissions, the UAC prompt will prompt you to enter administrator credentials to confirm. If you want to avoid being prompted all the time, you can set UAC to automatically deny elevation requests. 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