Change How Windows 7 Prompts for Admin Approval Mode
August 23, 2010 Windows 7 Tips
Windows 7 accounts that have administrative privileges operate differently than admin accounts in previous versions 
of the operating system. Rather than giving administrative accounts complete and unbridled access to everything on the PC, these accounts operate as normal user accounts until an action requiring admin privileges pops up. Then the account enters Admin Approval Mode so the user can approve the action.
You need to know that it actually depends on where your computer machine is located and who makes use of it; you can upgrade or even downgrade the security of your machine by actually going as far as changing how Windows 7 makes use of Admin approval mode.
Changing How Admin Approval Mode Works
If you want to make changes with regard to how admin approval mode works on a Windows 7 pc then you need to log into the operating system but making use of an account which actually contains administrative privileges.
You will need to click on start then go to all programs then administrative tools then local security policy.
You should now be at the Local Security Policy Window.
You will need to click on the folder which is local policies then on the folder which says security options. You will need to find an option in the right hand side which says user admin control and from there the behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in admin approval mode. You can then click on this option and choose properties from the menu.
You will notice that you have six options in the drop down menu in the properties window.
Here is a description of each option for Admin Approval Mode elevation.
Six Admin Approval Mode Options
You may want to know that all sic of the Admin Approval Mode options actually creates a situation where Windows 7 is forced to operate differently when it comes to actually elevating approval for applications and functions which may require certain approval in order to run in the system.
Prompt for Credentials on the Secure Desktop
This is actually for more secure than the default setting itself. The thing is that when an action pops up and requires approval from admin. The thing is that Windows 7 is going to prompt the user for a password as well as for a user name on the secure desktop.
Prompt for Consent on the Secure Desktop
Instead of asking for password and username, Windows 7 can actually ask the specific user to actually approve the action which is on the desktop.
Prompt for Credentials
This option operates similarly to the option above titled Prompt for Credentials on the Secure Desktop except that the user types in the username and password without the added security of the secure desktop.
Prompt for Consent
You need to know that this option can operates in a very similar manner to the option which is Prompt for credentials on the desktop which is secure. This is minus the factor that the user can type in the username and password minus the security of the desktop.
Prompt for Consent for non-Windows Binaries
This is actually the default admin approval mode. This option actually needs to consent an action and is actually not a verified Windows 7 action.
