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  2. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    User Account Control (UAC) is a mandatory access control enforcement feature introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista [1] and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, with a more relaxed [2] version also present in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

  3. Features new to Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    The new full screen feature is enabled by default, however, it requires Windows Aero for the advantage of the full screen zoom feature. If Windows is set to the Windows 7 Basic, Windows Classic, or High Contrast themes, as well as having Magnifier to use a docked window instead of full screen, Magnifier will still function like it did in ...

  4. Comparison of privilege authorization features - Wikipedia

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    User Account Control (UAC): Included with Windows Vista and later Microsoft Windows operating systems, UAC prompts the user for authorization when an application tries to perform an administrator task. [1] Runas: A command-line tool and context-menu verb introduced with Windows 2000 that allows running a program, control panel applet, or a MMC ...

  5. List of features removed in Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Buttons to always show full-screen controls, show or hide the playlist while in full-screen mode and directly close Windows Media Player from full-screen have been removed. Auto sorting in the media library (similar to auto sorting in Windows Explorer) cannot be turned off. Grouping cannot be turned off.

  6. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 7 was intended to be an incremental upgrade to Windows Vista, addressing the previous OS's poor reception while maintaining hardware and software compatibility as well as fixing some of Vista's inconsistencies (such as Vista's aggressive User Account Control). Windows 7 continued improvements on the Windows Aero user interface with the ...

  7. Download and install the latest Java Virtual Machine in ...

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    Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2000 Note: Downloading and installing of Java will only work in Desktop mode on Windows 8. If you are using the Start screen, you will have to switch it to Desktop screen to run Java. Windows Server 2008/2003; Intel and 100% compatible processors are supported; Pentium 166 MHz or faster processor with at least 64 MB of ...

  8. Security and safety features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    User Account Control is a new infrastructure that requires user consent before allowing any action that requires administrative privileges. With this feature, all users, including users with administrative privileges, run in a standard user mode by default, since most applications do not require higher privileges.

  9. Mandatory Integrity Control - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory Integrity Control is defined using a new access control entry (ACE) type to represent the object's IL in its security descriptor.In Windows, Access Control Lists (ACLs) are used to grant access rights (read, write, and execute permissions) and privileges to users or groups.