What's New in UAC in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1
UAC underwent only a few small changes in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 when compared to the original release in Windows Vista. The following sections summarize the UAC changes.
New Group Policy Setting: UIAccess Applications to Prompt for Elevation without Using the Secure Desktop
This setting enables UIAccess applications such as Remote Assistance to request the disabling of secure desktop prompting. When the UIAccess application is complete, the secure desktop prompting is automatically enabled, thus removing the necessity for the end user to allow the desktop admin elevation access. (See Figure 4-11.) As discussed earlier in this chapter, this is a convenient setting ...
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