I am logged onto my local workstation with an Admin account (member of Local admins group) and I see a dialog box button with a gold and blue shield on top of it. UAC in action!. So I click on the button expecting to be asked for my credentials. To my surprise that button action happens without asking for any credentials. How can that be? (Does the UAC slider setting impact if a question is asked for a paritcular action?) TIA, barkingdog

Yes ,the slider is the cause. Some Microsoft application give themself admin rights when the slider is on the default position. Which programs do you want to start?"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

This is one of the improvements of UAC in Windows 7 for user experiences. The following article has introduced improvements of UAC in Windows 7. User Account Control Inside Windows 7 User Account ControlPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.