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Evelgrivion
Athanasius Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.09 06:55:00 -
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Edited by: Evelgrivion on 09/10/2008 06:56:43 Shocking news at 11? It's a bit lengthy.
Does it actually appear that Microsoft is going to make it easier to use the operating system while actually still doing something to protect the computer? Even more shockingly, are they essentially admitting that UAC was crap in it's initial implementation?
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Evelgrivion
Athanasius Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.09 06:55:00 -
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Edited by: Evelgrivion on 09/10/2008 06:56:43 Shocking news at 11? It's a bit lengthy.
Does it actually appear that Microsoft is going to make it easier to use the operating system while actually still doing something to protect the computer? Even more shockingly, are they essentially admitting that UAC was crap in it's initial implementation?
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Evelgrivion
Athanasius Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.09 07:17:00 -
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Originally by: Brock Nelson Edited by: Brock Nelson on 09/10/2008 07:04:56 Holy wall of text
tl;dr
Wanna sum it up for us?
I'll give it a shot. It's still long though. :p
They made UAC to make it easier to keep a system secure. The idea is that you can't install bad software or make potentially damaging changes to the operating system without permission, geared especially at system administrators which have to manage dozens of users and stop them from installing software you don't want.
However, 73% of Vista boxes only have one account. Because of the changes in design, the number of unique applications that request administration privileges has decreased from over 800,000 to around 150,000, resulting in greater system security.
MS says that UAC ****es people off because there are too many menus to click through, especially the double or even triple popups from making downloads in Internet Explorer, and when making changes to windows folders.
ôI do not like to be continuously asked if I want to do what I just told the computer to do.ö
Microsoft wants to condense those extra popups into just one, and get people to understand what the hell they're for.
Net results:
- Fewer applications asking unnecessary permissions
- Fewer UAC windows
- Tighter system security
- More control over the OS
- More control over UAC?
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