So are you saying that there's no way that WD could code their unlocker so that it would not require UAC elevation? I'm aware of how a administrator account runs as a standard user until elevated. I'd like to find a way that a standard user account can run the unlocker to enter passsword and access the external drive, without having to know the Windows Admin password. Is it appearing because Western Digital hasn't coded the unlocker exe correctly, or would any such utility require UAC elevation?

WD Drive Unlock then lets me enter password.īecause of UAC elevation, the unlocker can be used only by an Administrator user or by a standard user account who knows the Administrator password. At that point, User Account Control (UAC) elevation prompt appears, requiring Administrator When I connect the locked drive to a Windows 7 PC (that does not have any WD software installed), the autoun popup appears and I select 'Run WD Drive Unlock.exe'. When the drive is connected to a PC, a virtual CD (VCD) partition runs (via autorun) an unlocker utility WD Drive Unlock.exe, that allows password entry. Western Digital's security software allows a password to be set on the external drive, encrypting it. Western Digital WD My Passport 2 TB external hard drive

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