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Mark Minasi on UAC and R2 Win7 interview at TechEd09 | TechNet Edge I had a chance to catch up with Mark Minasi just after he gave a great session on User Account Control (UAC).  Mark talks about his thoughts on UAC and about technology in general. More...

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Paul Cooke talks User Account Control | TechNet Edge Paul Cooke is a Senior Director on the Windows 7 Product Management team, and looks after the security aspects of Windows 7.  Paul made a very quick trip to LA to present a Win7 Security session, and I managed to catch up with him in the product area to talk a little bit about the changes to UAC in ... More...

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TechNet Radio: Mitigating Application Compatibility Issues on Windows Vista Using Shims  | TechNet Edge In this episode of TechNet Radio, we explore many of the compatibility issues that the Windows team has experienced at customer sites in the context of what we can fix without updating the application, and how to fix it. The Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure (Shim Infrastructure) is a... More...

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Vista 30, Rootkits 0  | TechNet Edge I’m glad to see some positive press on Windows Vista.  Security is a tough business and when you’re on the desktops of millions of computers, everything is magnified to the Nth degree.  A couple of recent articles and postings are getting a lot of attention.  See “Vista's Despised UAC Nails Rootkits... More...

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Managing User Account Control In this video, Chris Henley talks about user account controls, a new feature introduced with Windows Vista, to increase the quality of security as it relates to the user profiles. More...

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Steve Riley talks security  | TechNet Edge If you’ve ever been to a TechEd event, hopefully you were able to catch on of Steve’s security sessions. If you haven’t, here’s a short glimpse in to what you’re missing. We talk about the death of the DMZ, some of the Vista security improvements, and Steve’s suggestion for the top thing you can do ... More...

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