Windows Tips n Tricks 3
Nikhil Rastogi, Jun 22, 2008 1423 hrs IST
A few tricks to make your life a little more simple
Quickly Disable/Enable Vista's UAC
Vista's UAC is an added layer of security to stop viruses and spyware in their tracks. Depending on my mood, it is a great help while at the same time a pain. This leaves me in a dilemma - to switch it off or not to switch it off. I'm sure a geek would tell you to 'turn the damn thing off' and this would be perfect advice for those who know what is going on in their system. But, fact remains, most users don't. And, no matter how careful you are, viruses and spyware do crop up occasionally.
I could really do with the UAC switched off when I'm installing or changing a setting, which would throw a gazillion UAC windows at me. For normal computer operation, it's best to leave the UAC on as a warning mechanism. Turning off the UAC is a pain as you need to go through many clicks. That is, until I found this little command line trick to do the same with just a double-click.
The command lines are:
To disable UAC:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
To enable UAC:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
The lines are rather long, so to make the job easier, we'll make batch files that will automatically do the trick.
To do so:
1. Open Notepad, copy and paste only the "disable UAC" line.
2. Now click Save As.
3. Choose All Files not the default ".txt".
4. Give a convenient name such as Disable UAC and suffix it with .bat. So the entire filename will look like Disable UAC.bat
Do the same for enabling UAC, calling it Enable UAC.bat.
How to use it
Simple double-clicking of the file will not work as you do not have administrator privileges. You'll instantly get an "Access is denied" error.
1. Right-click the batch file that you created and select Run as Administrator.
2. You'll get a warning from Windows, but don't worry just click Run.
3. If you've done it right, The Operation completed sucessfully would appear.
There is only one drawback of this method, if you want to re-enable UAC, a computer restart would be required. Darn! This cannot be circumvented, as it is by design. But well, at least, it's quicker to disable and enable than before. Don't you think so?
Until next time, Happy Computing!
USER COMMENTS
by king, delhi, on Jul 14, 2008 05:20 PM, Report abuse Reply
How to Breake the Windows Admin Password by using normal user
by Vishwas Joshi, Aurangabad, on Jun 24, 2008 03:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
Hey Vishwas Do u have any other account running on your pc..?
by Rajeev, Delhi, on Jun 24, 2008 09:47 PM, Report abuse
Im having Vista OS. While i start my laptop, 3 programs viz On-screen keyboard, MS Narrator & Magnifier starts automatically. Is there a way to stop all 3? I tried from start up menu but no use.
by Ravi, Bnagalore, on Jun 23, 2008 06:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
Go to Start->programs->Accessories->Utility manager. This is the one which is used to configure the on screen keyboard, magnifier etc. There is an option to disable them during start up. It is available in certain editions of Vista. Just try it out.
by bharath anand, chennai, on Jun 23, 2008 09:44 PM, Report abuse
by Ravi, Bangalore, on Jun 24, 2008 02:40 PM, Report abuse
hi can any body help me ..my labtop is with visat os...in it i m having a wireless facility.but from few days its not working properly.it starts and stops automaticaly at any time even the switch is off or on...so plz can u help me in this matter....thanx
by BHAVIN PATEL, ANAND, on Jun 23, 2008 05:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
The last line is the best... :-)
by logic11235, Bangalore, on Jun 23, 2008 05:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
Go for linux.Be free from all these hassles
by haribond, Bangalore, on Jun 23, 2008 02:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
Debian linux follows the same strategy as Vista my educated friend.
by whocares, Bangalore, on Jun 23, 2008 02:29 PM, Report abuse
by gajendra, delhi, on Jun 23, 2008 10:36 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Mathan, Madurai, on Jun 22, 2008 08:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Vishal_Kadakia, mumbai, on Jun 22, 2008 04:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
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good tricks
by kalyan, chennai, on Aug 22, 2008 04:17 PM, Report abuse Reply