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ditii.com - 1/29/2009
Fix Windows 7 Sidebar with UAC Off issue
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As many of you undoubtedly know already, in Windows 7 Beta 1 , disabling UAC also causes the gadgets to stop working. The reason for this is that Microsoft made the assumption that the sidebar process would never be run in an elevated state.  So when you try to start it with UAC ...

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Gizmodo:  Win 7 Tip: Registry Tweak Fixes Window Gadgets and UAC Incompatibility [Windows 7]

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Win 7 Tip: Registry Tweak Fixes Window Gadgets and UAC Incompatibility [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... You can search for regedit in the Start Menu. 2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings 3. Right-click and create a new DWORD (32-Bit) Value called AllowElevatedProcess. 4. Right-click AllowElevatedProcess and click Modify. Set the value to 1. Close the registry editor. Your gadgets should work with UAC off now. Ah, my one, lonesome, beautiful Weather gadget, how I have missed thee. [diTii.com, thanks Gank!] View our other Windows 7 tips and our ...

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