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Patch reliability is unclear, but widespread attacks make patching prudent. Go ahead and patch, but watch out for potential problems. |
Evolving the Windows User Model – Introducing Administrator Protection
Microsoft revisits how UAC was broken by Windows 7. IMHO, while consent prompts in Vista could be annoying the “improvements” made in Windows 7 to quiet the critics opened the door even wider for bad actors.
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