Hi Shaddy, > I am not sure which Edition it started in, but I believe regedit opens > as the invoking user from Windows 8.1 at least (perhaps 8, I have a > vague recollection).
Once more, for everyone's benefit :-) Using _MY_ W7 (ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin field set to zero) ... = Using "my" administrator account - from 32-bits cmd (unelevated): regedit opens - from 64-bits cmd (unelevated): dito - from 32-bits bash (unelevated): dito - from 64-bits bash (unelevated): execution denied <==== - from 64-bits bash (elevated): regedit opens = Using an standard user account - regedit opens in all cases (w/o requiring consent) Henri -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple