Friday, September 25, 2015

Add a trusted location in Windows

Because you usually want to leave UAC on in Windows, it's sometimes useful to add a trusted location:

  1. Control Panel → Network and Intranet → Network and Sharing Center
  2. Bottom left there is a 'See Also' section, click on 'Internet Options'.
  3. Select Local intranet zone on the Security tab then click the Sites button
  4. Click Advanced button
  5. Enter file://[computer name]
  6. Make sure 'Require server verification...' is unticked