Comment by charcircuit 20 days ago UAC is not a security boundary. Malware can bypass it if it wants. 2 comments charcircuit Reply pjmlp 20 days ago It helps to actually enable having to type a password instead of clicking on Yes.However yes, security is much more than an UAC dialog. pjmlp 19 days ago Additionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away.https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...
pjmlp 20 days ago It helps to actually enable having to type a password instead of clicking on Yes.However yes, security is much more than an UAC dialog. pjmlp 19 days ago Additionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away.https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...
pjmlp 19 days ago Additionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away.https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...
It helps to actually enable having to type a password instead of clicking on Yes.
However yes, security is much more than an UAC dialog.
Additionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...