After reading reading an article by Windows-god Mark Russinovich, “ Inside Windows 7 User Account Control“, I’m bewildered by the changes to UAC in Windows 7.Īt first, Mark provides this logical explanation for UAC elevation prompts.Įlevation prompts also provide the benefit that they “notify” the user when software wants to make changes to the system, and it gives the user an opportunity to prevent it. However, as an enthusiast, I thought I had a basic but firm understanding of what User Account Control is, how it works, and why it exists. I admit, as a non-programmer, I have very little knowledge about the inner-workings of Windows.