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Posted: 2021-07-01 05:05 AM
This was originally posted on APC forums on 1/10/2014
WHEN PowerChute starts on my windows 8.1 machine, I get a pop-up dialog asking, "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer?". How do I set security specific to PowerChute so that windows does not ask me that question every time I start it.
Thanks
Posted: 2021-07-01 05:05 AM
This was originally posted on APC forums on 1/10/2014
Personal edition 3.0.2. Assuming what you found works, the guy answering the question is telling you to turn off security checks. I quote: "Change User Account Control Settings link. Move the slider to a different position and you will see a description of the behavior."
He then says: "NOTE: It is not recommended that you change UAC from the default settings. If you set UAC so that you don't see that pop up for a legitimate program, then anything will be able to access your system without your permission."
I believe both statements are true. Although it may fix the issue, it is not the proper way to do it.
I do NOT have the PowerChute icon displayed on the taskbar and also have software update notifications turned off. For me, I start the program manually, and this program is the only program I use that the windows security dialog pops up on. So I am a bit confussed.
Thanks.
Posted: 2021-07-01 05:05 AM
This reply was originally posted by Angela on APC forums on 1/10/2014
Could you let us know which version of PowerChute Personal Edition you have installed? You can verify that under help->about in the software.
This pertains to the User Account Control settings in Windows which you'll find in the Control Panel that you can adjust.
I found this thread (it's about Windows 7 but still applies) -> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/irritating-windows-keep-popping-u...
And I thought we had made a change in the latest version of PowerChute..
Posted: 2021-07-01 05:05 AM
This was originally posted on APC forums on 1/10/2014
Personal edition 3.0.2. Assuming what you found works, the guy answering the question is telling you to turn off security checks. I quote: "Change User Account Control Settings link. Move the slider to a different position and you will see a description of the behavior."
He then says: "NOTE: It is not recommended that you change UAC from the default settings. If you set UAC so that you don't see that pop up for a legitimate program, then anything will be able to access your system without your permission."
I believe both statements are true. Although it may fix the issue, it is not the proper way to do it.
I do NOT have the PowerChute icon displayed on the taskbar and also have software update notifications turned off. For me, I start the program manually, and this program is the only program I use that the windows security dialog pops up on. So I am a bit confussed.
Thanks.
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