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Asked: 2026-05-13T15:52:01+00:00

[EDITED to avoid duplications] I posted this question and in trying to diagnose what

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[EDITED to avoid duplications]

I posted this question and in trying to diagnose what is going on have become curious about the magic UAC that happens in the OS. (especially since it seems different on the two platforms.

Can anyone confirm or refute this?

Our unmanaged c++ program causes the “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?” to pop up at program start – even before it gets to our winmain.

It appears that there is some kind of test done by the PE loader/launcher/whatever before our app code runs that decides for itself if it should ask for elevation.

EDIT: For clarity

Is UAC elevation logic different on Win7 and Vista?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Larry Osterman in the comment for another answer provides the answer.

    There are differences but they’re
    extremely minor (mostly related to the
    auto-elevation logic which prevents a
    number of prompts). One user-visible
    difference is that applications that
    have been marked as requiring the
    Windows XP appcompat layer will now
    require elevation. – Larry Osterman 2
    days ago

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