I have configured a few Windows 7 laptops for use in a domain and the need for administrative credentials is not the most user friendly experience. I know that best practices state that UAC should be enabled, but is this common practice in a domain where users do not have administrative rights on the PCs? When we migrate fully to Windows 7 I fear this will produce many many many issues. Today the issue was enabling Update settings for Office 2010, but I fear most things will show UAC and get in the way. Is it common practice to turn this off with Policy?Derek Schauland, MCSE, MCTS Active Directory | Microsoft MVP - File System Storage | Technology Addict

Hi Derek Schauland, Thanks for posting in TechNet Forum. It's recommended do not turn off the UAC, although the elevation prompt is the most visible part of UAC. UAC also have other benefit like Protected Mode in Internet Explorer, File and registry virtualization. I recommend you read this: User Account Control in Windows 7 Best Practices. Regards, Miya TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please 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.

Hi Derek Schauland, Thanks for posting in TechNet Forum. It's not recommended to turn off the UAC, although the elevation prompt is the most visible part of UAC. UAC also have other benefit like Protected Mode in Internet Explorer, File and registry virtualization. I recommend you read this: User Account Control in Windows 7 Best Practices. Regards, Miya TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please 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.

How's going now? Please feel free to give us any update. Regards, Miya TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please 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.