Windows 10: How do I always allow an app to make changes?

Every time I launch a specific program, User Account Control pops up and asks me the following:

Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?

This question arises even when I run as admin.

Can I somehow add a publisher to an approved list, so I don't have to answer this question every time I launch a program from this publisher?

3 Answers

You can use UAC Trust Shortcut for this. Basically it creates a shortcut to the app you want to run that is somehow exempted from UAC. Kind of hacky, but it works.

Go to:

Control Panel\ User Accounts and Family Safety\ User Accounts

Click “Change User Account Control Settings”

You should now see a vertical slider that governs what UAC does. At the top should be “Always Notify,” and at the bottom should be “Never Notify.” Slide it all the way to the bottom if that the setting you desire, then reboot. Windows should never trouble you again.

(Information from here)

N.B. This setting will apply to all apps, not just a single one.

Found a method that worked in my case as all of the methods described here and on other forums didn't work properly

1. Open control panel
2. Open Administrative Tools
3. Double click Local Security Policy
4. In the new window, in the left panel expand the Local Policies tab
5. Expand Security Options
6. Below the right panel you will see: User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt... (note there are 2 versions chose the longer one)
7. Double click and set the value to: Elevate without prompting