Bypassing the UAC for Certain Programs Shortcut Problem

[FlashCreations]

Hello everyone,
I have several programs that the UAC need my approval for. I have setup tasks for each with all the correct settings (Run with Highest Privileges Checked, etc.). After creating a shortcut to the link, I attempt to click it. For a few brief seconds, a CMD prompt screen comes up and says something about the file wasn't found. I checked your article to see if I could find a mistake. There wasn't one. I even created a new task using your tutorial, and still it doesn't work. I am wonder if this is a fix with SP1 (I have SP1 by the way)? Is there another alternative??
Thanks,

 

[TheShadow]

UAC is not your friend, your buddy or your drinking partner. It's never going to make you rich, good looking or famous. In fact, it's a huge pain in the britches that most every user I know of just turns OFF.

So why don't you?

It's simple enough........

Running a script to turn it off is one of the basic steps I use when setting up a new PC that runs any version of Vista.

Good luck,
The Shadow
PS: Why can't I see my cursor when I'm typing in this forum?

 

[FlashCreations]

In fact, it's a huge pain in the britches that most every user I know of just turns OFF.

So why don't you?

The reason I don't is because I prefer having the security. I have lost a whole hard drive full of information. I had backed it up the day before, and still I lost it all because of a malicious program. I am not willing to risk turning it off. I read this article and for some reason as I mentioned before, the CMD comes up briefly and says that the file I was looking for was not found. I know there is a way to get this to work (I have seen it before). For some reason, it's just not working for me.

 

[dmex]

In fact, it's a huge pain in the britches that most every user I know of just turns OFF.

So why don't you?

The reason I don't is because I prefer having the security. I have lost a whole hard drive full of information. I had backed it up the day before, and still I lost it all because of a malicious program. I am not willing to risk turning it off. I read this article and for some reason as I mentioned before, the CMD comes up briefly and says that the file I was looking for was not found. I know there is a way to get this to work (I have seen it before). For some reason, it's just not working for me.

Hi FlashCreations,

Did you create the shortcut using this command?

C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "TaskName"​

NOTE: Remember to include the quotation marks around the TaskName or it will fail to successfully run the Task.

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[FlashCreations]

Yes that is the code I used. I directly copied your code and tried it again and it still didn't work. The CMD prompt that appears says:
ERROR: The system can't find the file specified.

 

[dmex]

Yes that is the code I used. I directly copied your code and tried it again and it still didn't work. The CMD prompt that appears says:
ERROR: The system can't find the file specified.

Where did you create the task in Task Scheduler?

If you created the task under say the "Microsoft" folder the task name changes to C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /run /tn "\Microsoft\taskname"...You can find out where it was registered by going to the history tab in Task scheduler..

See screenshot...

 

[FlashCreations]

YES! It worked. Thanks dmex!!!!!