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Comment on Ask HN: What stops a random USB device from rooting Windows?

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It should be common practise to run your every day computer life from a "normal", non-privileged user account. This way, automating UAC confirmations are impossible, given that alternative credentials have to be entered for the UAC to be authorized. Yet, you'll find that many people do not do this.

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