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blogs.msdn.com - 10/9/2008

User Account Control

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We promised that this blog would provide a view of Engineering Windows 7 and that means that we would cover the full range of topics—from performance to user interface, technical and non-technical topics, and of course easy topics and controversial topics.  This post is about User ...

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gizmodo.com - 10/13/2008

User Account Control Will Be Less Maddening in Windows 7 [Windows 7]

— gizmodo.com — Microsoft has realized having a feature specifically designed to annoy you is not so great for user... happiness, so they're redesigning User Account Control in Windows 7 to be less horrible. Specifically, there will be fewer pop-ups (since there won't ... (more) User Account Control Will Be Less Maddening in Windows 7 ...

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Windows 7 User Account Control
D' Technology Weblog — ... is made to your computer, thus enabling you to be in control of your system. An “unwanted change” can be malicious, such as a virus turning off the firewall or a rootkit stealthily taking over the machine. However an “unwanted change” can also be actions from people who have limited privileges, such as a child trying to bypass Parental Controls on the family computer or an employee installing prohibited software on a work computer.” […] Full Article ...

User Account Control Will Be Less Maddening in Windows 7 [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... user happiness, so they're redesigning User Account Control in Windows 7 to be less horrible. Specifically, there will be fewer pop-ups (since there won't be as many dupes, like from IE) and when the red flag goes up, it'll actually tell you why it's stopping you, supposedly in English. More importantly, you'll have a greater range of control over when you get a UAC pop-up, rather than simply "on" or "off." If they do just half of that, it'll be way more tolerable. [Engineering Windows 7 via ...

Microsoft Cutting Down on Annoying Warnings for Windows 7 [Windows 7]
Gizmodo — ... Reduce unnecessary or duplicated prompts in Windows and the ecosystem, such that critical prompts can be more easily identified. • Enable our customers to be more confident that they are in control of their systems. • Make prompts informative such that people can make more confident choices. • Provide better and more obvious control over the mechanism. Good for you, guys. Too bad this list wasn't around during Vista development. [Engineering Win 7 via Webmonkey] ...