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I would like to control the name of my application as it appears in the UAC dialog. Right now it shows up as something like "MyCompany.MyApp.exe"; I would prefer something like "MyApp Pro". In other words, I would like a short, friendly phrase instead of the raw EXE file name.
I noticed that MMC.EXE appears in the UAC dialog as "Microsoft Management Console", so it seems to be possible. But how? There must be a build setting somewhere that controls this, I just can't seem to find it ...
Edit: The app is digitally signed.
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User Account Control is a security feature of Microsoft Windows which helps prevent unauthorized changes (which may be initiated by applications, users, viruses, or other forms of malware) to an operating system.
With UAC enabled, Windows 10 or Windows 11 prompts for consent or prompts for credentials of a valid local administrator account before starting a program or task that requires a full administrator access token. This prompt ensures that no malicious software can be silently installed. The consent prompt.
User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent malware from damaging a PC and helps organizations deploy a better-managed desktop. With UAC, apps and tasks always run in the security context of a non-administrator account, unless an administrator specifically authorizes administrator-level access to the system.
On your desktop, right click and select New > Shortcut. Paste 'C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /RUN /TN "Name of folder\Name of task" into the text box. This will create a link to your program that will automatically skip the prompt asking for permission to make changes to your computer.
After some experimentation, I've found that providing a /d switch argument to signtool.exe will do the trick. This works for binaries as well as Windows Installer databases (.msi files).
If no /d switch was provided, the UAC dialog uses the FileDescription field in the exe's VERSION resource.
For .NET apps, this is populated from the AssemblyTitle attribute.
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