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pjmlpyesterday at 7:26 AM1 replyview on HN

It helps to actually enable having to type a password instead of clicking on Yes.

However yes, security is much more than an UAC dialog.


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pjmlpyesterday at 2:32 PM

Additionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away.

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...