Insomnia

As ars technica hypothesizes, it was put there to annoy you. Yes you, the software developer.

In the past, Windows developers were making assumptions about their privileges and calling all sorts of Windows APIs and accessing all manners of resources and files without thinking about the required privileges. Now, with the UAC, if you want to avoid being annoying to your users, you will attempt to get your work done without requiring an elevation of privilege. And yes, that includes things like installers.

So, developers, don't disable your UAC. Feel your user's pain. It will make you a gentler, kinder developer.

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