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Windows presents a UAC prompt when you configure:
The correct answer is C. Automatic updates. Windows presents a User Account Control (UAC) prompt when you attempt to configure system-wide settings that impact security or system integrity, such as automatic updates.
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- ABattery power options
- BThe desktop background
- CAutomatic updates
- DAccessibility options
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(36 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C92% (33)
Why each option
Windows presents a User Account Control (UAC) prompt when you attempt to configure system-wide settings that impact security or system integrity, such as automatic updates.
Battery power options are generally user-specific or non-critical system settings that do not require administrative privileges for modification and thus do not trigger a UAC prompt.
Changing the desktop background is a user-specific cosmetic setting that does not affect system security or functionality and does not require administrative rights or a UAC prompt.
Configuring automatic updates typically involves modifying system-wide settings that affect how the operating system downloads and installs security patches and feature updates. These changes impact the overall security and stability of the system, thus triggering a User Account Control (UAC) prompt for administrative approval.
Accessibility options, such as Sticky Keys or Magnifier, are primarily user-specific settings designed to aid users with disabilities and do not typically require administrative privileges to configure or trigger a UAC prompt.
Concept tested: User Account Control (UAC) triggers
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/user-account-control
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