I tried that technique with the WD unlocker. The Windows Task Scheduler technique is discussed here:
It does this by addingĪ task to Windows Task Scheduler to "Run with highest privileges".
But, within CCleaner we may select the option "Skip User Account Control warning" which will then allow it to run without UAC elevation and Admin password. What if the unlocker created a Scheduled Task? I have seen that technique used to allow protected access without UAC elevation prompt.įor example, CCleaner normally requires UAC elevation and Admin password to run. So are you saying that there's no way that WD could code their unlocker so that it would not require UAC elevation? I'm aware of how a administrator account runs as a standard user until elevated. I'd like to find a way that a standard user account can run the unlocker to enter passsword and access the external drive, without having to know the Windows Admin password. Is it appearing because Western Digital hasn't coded the unlocker exe correctly, or would any such utility require UAC elevation? WD Drive Unlock then lets me enter password.īecause of UAC elevation, the unlocker can be used only by an Administrator user or by a standard user account who knows the Administrator password. At that point, User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompt appears, requiring Administrator When I connect the locked drive to a Windows 7 PC (that does not have any WD software installed), the autoun popup appears and I select "Run WD Drive Unlock.exe". When the drive is connected to a PC, a virtual CD (VCD) partition runs (via autorun) an unlocker utility WD Drive Unlock.exe, that allows password entry. Western Digital's security software allows a password to be set on the external drive, encrypting it.
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