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HowTo programmatically detect if UAC is enabled or disabled?
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Nick Rivers
Feb 12, 2007, 8:54:28 AM2/12/07
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Hi!
I need to know programmatically exactly if UAC is enabled or disabled.
Thanks
-Nick
Jesper
Feb 12, 2007, 11:48:01 AM2/12/07
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I am unable to find an API to do this. However, checking the value of this
key works:
Hive: HKLM
Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value: EnableLUA
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1 (Default, enabled)
0 (Disabled)
key works:
Hive: HKLM
Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value: EnableLUA
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1 (Default, enabled)
0 (Disabled)
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