Windows 10 – Disable UAC for Remote Assistance/Google Remote Desktop/QuickAssist

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When remoting into a machine to support it, you’ll notice in Windows 10…once the UAC prompt appears, you cannot see the screen—or, more specifically, you cannot see the UAC dialog box. This setting allows you to manage that behavior.


UAC on the Client Machine

 

Disable Prompt

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableSecureUIAPaths /t REG_DWORD /d 1  /reg:64 /f

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v PromptOnSecureDesktop /t REG_DWORD /d 0  /reg:64 /f

 

Enable Prompt

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableSecureUIAPaths /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /reg:64 /f

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v PromptOnSecureDesktop /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /reg:64 /f

 

Notes

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”remote assistance” new enable=Yes

reg add “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance” /v fAllowToGetHelp /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server” /v fDenyTSConnection /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f