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๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ:
Windows + R โ msconfig.exe โ ENTER
If msconfig opens without a prompt, your UAC config is too weak.
This is a common misstepโmany environments still run default Windows settings, leaving a gap attackers love to exploit via UAC bypass techniques.
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๐ถ๐:
Create/Edit a GPO:
๐ Computer ConfigurationWindows SettingsSecurity SettingsLocal PoliciesSecurity Options๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น: ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ
๐ Change to: Prompt for consent (or credentials) on the secure desktop
๐จ Problem is in the default setting: “๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐”
Now run msconfig.exe againโyouโll get a secure UAC prompt.
Hardening UAC is one of the quickest ways to reduce local privilege escalation risk. Also make sure to check out “Administrator Protection”, which is the “new” UAC for Windows 11 (in preview mode).
๐ก๏ธ Small change. Big impact.
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๐ธ See visual steps below โฌ๏ธ
