Windows Server

Disable user account control (UAC)

Alex Mags
Quick post about how to disable User Account Control for administrators on servers. Group Policy setting: Computer Configuration > Policies -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode = Elevate withouth prompting User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation = Disabled User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode = Disabled Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\EnableLUA=0