Here, we can specify whether UAC prompts when application installers are launched. By default, it does prompt in this scenario, but there are some cases where you may want to disable this piece of UAC. By disabling only the installer-initiated prompt, you would continue to receive UAC prompts when a user tried to open an administrative window. This option is useful in cases where you are using some kind of software-push technology that attempts to install software onto the computers from a centralized location. You would not want UAC blocking this automated process from installing corporate-sanctioned software, so perhaps this UAC Group Policy setting could ...
User Account Control – Detecting Application Installations and Prompting for Elevation
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