> From: Adrian Godwin <artgod...@gmail.com> > > i think it was strongly disliked by many non-technical users because > it was the first one where MS tried to lock down some admin > functions, forcing the users to confirm or enter an admin password to > continue. This isn't necessarily bad but it was rather hamfisted and > disliked.
This, 100%. On top of the usual "chews up more memory for not that much more functionality" issue that's always the case, the initial release of UAC was *spectacularly* braindead, to the point where the simplest way to make Vista usable was to disable it entirely - and once that habit was ingrained in users, they persisted on down the line, even well into Win10's lifetime. Windows really did need improved security/ permissions features, but their rollout was such a bungle that we ended up with a world where millions of people ran *less* secure by choice, because it just wasn't worth the pain.
