{"id":14257,"date":"2019-05-07T08:28:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T08:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=14257"},"modified":"2019-05-07T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T08:31:53","slug":"fix-uac-requires-password-for-windows-administrator-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/fix-uac-requires-password-for-windows-administrator-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix: UAC requires password for Windows administrator account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UAC requires password even for admin? How can I make UAC not ask for password every time I try to run program as administrator? In order to bypass the UAC password, you have to log in to Windows with an administrator account so you have sufficient privileges to change UAC prompt behavior.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/uac-prompt-password-for-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"439\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14264\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Make UAC not ask for admin password using group policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hold down the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key on your keyboard and then press the <strong>R<\/strong> key. In the Run box, type in <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>When the Local Security Policy window opens, navigate to <strong>Security Settings<\/strong> \u2013&gt; <strong>Local Policies<\/strong> \u2013&gt; <strong>Security Options<\/strong>. On the right panel, double-click on the option &#8220;<strong>User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/uac-behavior-for-admin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14261\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the drop-down box and select &#8220;<strong>Prompt for consent for non-Windows binaries<\/strong>&#8221; and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/bypass-uac-password-for-administrators.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can select &#8220;<strong>Elevate without prompting<\/strong>&#8221; to totally bypass UAC prompt for admin accounts, but you won&#8217;t get notifications whenever a program is silently installed or run with elevated permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Make UAC not ask for admin password using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Registry Editor<\/a> and browse 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\/05\/ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14263\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the right side, double-click on <strong>ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin<\/strong> and change the value to 5.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 = Elevate without prompting<\/li>\n<li>1 = Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop<\/li>\n<li>2 = Prompt for consent on the secure desktop<\/li>\n<li>3 = Prompt for credentials<\/li>\n<li>4 = Prompt for consent<\/li>\n<li>5 = Prompt for consent for non-Windows binaries (default)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. Restart your computer and log back into your admin account. Whenever you tries to run program as administrator, the UAC prompt will appear but it doesn&#8217;t ask you to enter password any longer. You can simply click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to allow the app\/program to run with admin rights.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note that it&#8217;s impossible to bypass UAC prompt if you&#8217;re logged into Windows with a standard account. When UAC admin password is lost, you can either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/change-standard-user-to-administrator.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">promote your standard account into an administrator<\/a>, or reset your forgotten password with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PCUnlocker Live CD\/USB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UAC requires password even for admin? How can I make UAC not ask for password every time I try to run program as administrator? In order to bypass the UAC password, you have to log in to Windows with an administrator account so you have sufficient privileges to change UAC prompt behavior. 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