"Wildcat" <rwhelan@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:F45354CD-1F5C-43A6-B697-95BDCB2EAEB3@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to disable UAC on a more permanent basis than just turning it off as Windows
> Defender will turn it back on. I am using this script:
>
> C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k
> %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v EnableLUA
> /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
>
> in order to actually turn UAC off. I am running it in Task Scheduler and it does turn UAC
> off. However, it requires a second boot to apply it. This takes too long so I am looking for
> a script that tests if UAC is on or off and re-boots only if it is on.
> I tried a second batch file to run upon logon to reboot (shutdown -r -t 0) but I got into a
> perpetual reboot situation which required an Acronis restore to get out of. Any idea how to
> get the second boot only if UAC is turned on?
> I don't need the aggravation of UAC as I am the sole user and depend on my daily Acronis
> backups to resolve any problems that might occur by turning it off.

You seem to be doing this a really convoluted way.

Control Panel>User Accounts>Turn User Account Control on or off

Yes, you need to reboot.


-Michael