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Security: UAC Gets TolerableLet's talk about User Account Control ? the WindowsVista security element that was a prominent example foreverything that bothered people about that OS. UAC aimed toprevent rogue software from tampering with your PC byendlessly prompting you to approve running applications orchanging settings. The experience was so grating that manyusers preferred to turn UAC [PARTICLE] and [VERB] theirchances with Internet attackers. Those who left it active riskedslipping into the habit of incautiously clicking through everyprompt, defeating whatever value the feature might have had.Whereas Vista's notorious User Account Control gaveusers no control over the feature other than to turn it off,Windows 7's version of UAC lets users choose from twointermediate notification levels between 'Always notify' and'Never notify'.Windows 7 gives you control over UAC, in the form ofaslider containing four security settings. As before, you canaccept the full-blown UAC or elect to disable it. But you can alsotell UAC to notify you only when software changes Windowssettings, not when you're tweaking them yourself. And you caninstruct it not to perform the abrupt screen-dimming effect thatVista's version uses to grab your attention.If Microsoft had its druthers, all Windows 7 users [TOUSE] UAC in full-tilt mode: The slider that you use to ratchetback its severity advises you not to do so if you routinely installnew software or visit unfamiliar sites, and it warns that disablingthe dimming effect is Not recommended. , Redmond: Ihave every intention of recommending the intermediate settingsto most people who ask me for advice, since those settingsretain most of UAC's theoretical value without driving usersbonkers.(Adaptedfromhttp://www.pcworld.com/article/172602/windows_7_review.html)

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