Windows 7: Hands-On Lab: UAC Data Redirection – Native

Hands-On Lab UAC Data Redirection – Native Lab version: 1.0.0 Last updated: 2/6/2012 Contents Overview.. 3 Exercise 1: Exploring User Account Control Virtualization. 4 Task 1 – Run the Application without a Manifest. 4 Task 2 – Find the Problem.. 8 Task 3 – Add a UAC Manifest. 11 Task 4 – Correct the Access Denied Error. 14 Summary. 16 Overview Many applications are still designed to write files to the Program Files, Windows® directories, or system root (typically the C drive) folders Some applications are designed to update Microsoft® Windows registry values, specifically values in HKLM/Software. But there is […]

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Troubleshooting Access Problems to Redirected/Virtualized/Symlinked locations in Windows

      Help You can see that BrokenAppNative is trying to create the file C:ProgramFiles (x86)BrokenAppSomeFile.txt. This file is redirected to the VirtualStore folder, where the actual data file ends up. Notice the Result column. The line where the result is “REPARSE” is the original operation. The next line with the result “SUCCESS” is the redirected operation.

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