While working on a user's computer a technician notices no prompt appears when a process runs with administrative credentials. The technician wants to make sure the user is warned to ensure rogue…

The correct answer is A. Administrative Tools. The setting that controls whether UAC prompts appear when a process requests administrative credentials is User Account Control (D), accessible in Control Panel under User Accounts. The UAC slider in that utility directly governs notification behavior for elevation requests…

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Question

While working on a user's computer a technician notices no prompt appears when a process runs with administrative credentials. The technician wants to make sure the user is warned to ensure rogue processes do not run with elevated privileges. Which of the following Control Panel utilities would allow the technician to modify this setting?

Options

AAdministrative Tools
BFile Explorer Options
CCredential Manager
DUser Account Control

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(36 responses)

A
92% (33)
B
3% (1)
C
6% (2)

Explanation

The setting that controls whether UAC prompts appear when a process requests administrative credentials is User Account Control (D), accessible in Control Panel under User Accounts. The UAC slider in that utility directly governs notification behavior for elevation requests. The marked answer, Administrative Tools (A), is a container for system management snap-ins (Event Viewer, Local Security Policy, etc.) and does not directly expose UAC notification level settings. This answer key appears to contain an error. On any CompTIA exam, if asked which Control Panel utility manages UAC prompt behavior, the correct answer is User Account Control.

Topics

#User Account Control#UAC configuration#Windows security settings#elevated privileges

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