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What does User Account Control (UAC) do when a change needs administrator permission?

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  1. Automatically approves it
  2. Encrypts the changed files
  3. Prompts the user to approve or deny it

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References

  1. User Account Control overview, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/user-account-control Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. User Account Control overview, Microsoft Learn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/user-account-control Checked 2026-10-10.

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