User Access Control (UAC) is a critical security feature on Windows thatprotects the system from malicious softwareand viruses. When you attempt to install new software or make any significant changes to the system configuration, UAC will prompt you to confirm for assigning the admin rights.
However, there are some workarounds that users can use to avoid the UAC elevation prompts. We will discuss these escapes in detail in today’s article and suggest how you may install software without Admin rights.
Ways to Install Software Without Admin Rights
For a normal user, Windows will provide a standard user access token if they need administrative access to perform a task. Such tokens are temporary in nature and will be needed each time you need admin rights (For instance, while installing software).
you may enable the Administrator account to get away with this access token requirement. This will grant you theFull administrator access token,giving you full control over the system without getting the UAC prompts. There are other methods as well that are available for installing software without Admin Rights.
Note:Bypassing the UAC prompts is not advised, as it can cause harm to your system by letting software from unknown sources make changes to your system.
Install Application from Windows Store
Microsoft Store has a decent amount of apps in its library for you to install. If you find a relevant application in the store, you may install it without any requirement of administrative rights. Since the apps in the Microsoft store are certified by Microsoft, they are quite safe to install too.
Enable the Built-in Administrator Accounts
As already discussed, Windows operating system has an admin account that lets the user have elevated privileges and gain full control over the system. If you enable the Administrator accounts, you caninstall the software without the UAC prompt.
To disable the administrator account, use this command.Net user Administrator /active:no
you may do the same usingWindows PowerShell.Just use this command and hit enter on PowerShell.Enable-LocalUser -Name “Administrator”
To disable it,Disable-LocalUser -Name “Administrator”
Creating a Batch File
Invoker, a penetration-testing utility, is the most convenient way to bypass the UAC. This makes the software installation possiblewithout any administrator access.you may utilize the invoker as a batch file to run when the installation file is launched.
