Category: Windows 8

Controlling Apps that Run as Admin

October 30, 2012 by Marcus Tettmar in Automation, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

By now you are probably aware of UAC (User Account Control) that came along when Vista was released. And you probably know that to do anything like copy files to Windows\System32 or Program Files or do other administrative stuff you need to be running as Admin, or you’ll get the UAC prompt come up asking […]

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New Building Windows 8 Blog

August 24, 2011 by Marcus Tettmar in Windows 8

Microsoft have recently launched a new blog called “Building Windows 8” written by engineers on the Microsoft Windows 8 team and providing a means of dialog between themselves and the rest of us. It already features some interesting insights into how the new version of Windows will differ from existing versions. Well worth keeping an […]

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