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UAC Levels & Windows User Account Control Settings

Written by Owen Parry

Updated at July 27th, 2024

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Windows User Account Control Settings - Slider Positions & Feature Descriptions Admin Portal Grid Value to Registry Mapping Admin Portal Action to Registry Mapping

When the AutoElevate agent is installed on a computer, it reads the UAC registry values that are currently set and reports the "UAC Levels" to the Admin Portal for you to evaluate.

This document maps out which values equate to which levels & what that means in terms of functionality in Windows. (See this Microsoft document for specific UAC information)

AutoElevate's "UAC Levels" correspond to the "Slider" positions in the "User Account Control Settings Screen".

Below is a full description of each level, followed by a section that outlines what Registry keys correspond to the different values found in the Admin Portal and what Registry keys get set when you use one of the UAC "Actions" on a Computer.

 

Windows User Account Control Settings - Slider Positions & Feature Descriptions


Administrator Slider Positions

Level 4

admin-level-4.png

Level 3

admin-level-3.png

Level 2

admin-level-2.png

Level 1 (Off)

admin-level-1.png

 

 
 

Standard User Slider Positions

Level 4

user-level-4.png

Level 3

user-level-3.png

Level 2

It cannot set for a Standard User

Level 1

It cannot be set for a Standard User

 
 

 

Admin Portal Grid Value to Registry Mapping


Grid Values Registry Keys
UAC Status - Off EnableLUA = 0
UAC Status - On (Dimmed)

EnableLUA = 1

 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1

UAC Status - On (Not Dimmed)

EnableLUA = 1

 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0

UAC Status - On (Maximum)

 

UAC Admin Level - Level 4

 

UAC User Level - Level 4

EnableLUA = 1

 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1

 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 1, 2, 3, OR 4

 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 1

UAC Status - On (Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 3
 

UAC User Level - Level 4

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 5
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 1

UAC Status - On (Not Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 4
 

UAC User Level - Level 3

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 3 OR 4
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3

UAC Status - On (Not Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 2
 

UAC User Level - Level 3

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 5
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3

UAC Status - On (Not Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 1 (Off)
 

UAC User Level - Level 3

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3

 

Admin Portal Action to Registry Mapping


Action Registry Keys

UAC Settings - Set to On (Not Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 2
 

UAC User Level - Level 3

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 5
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3

UAC Settings - Set to On (Dimmed)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 3
 

UAC User Level - Level 4

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 5
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 1

UAC Settings - Set to On (Maximum)
 

UAC Admin Level - Level 4
 

UAC User Level - Level 4

EnableLUA = 1
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 1
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 2
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 1

UAC Settings - Set to Off

EnableLUA = 0
 

PromptOnSecureDesktop = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 0
 

ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3 

 

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