Automatically fill in credentials in a Windows UAC prompt

You may require to enter credentials in a Windows user access control (UAC) prompt when making changes or additions within a Windows computer. They can be automatically filled in by following the instructions below:

  1. When the prompt appears in your embedded RDP session and you need to fill in both your username and your password, right-click on the RDP entry in the Navigation pane and select Copy username.
    Copy username
    Copy username
  2. Click in the username field in the RDP session.
  3. Right-click the RDP session tab and select Clipboard – Type clipboard. Doing this pastes the contents of your clipboard into the selected field, which is currently your username.
    Clipboard – Type clipboard
    Clipboard – Type clipboard
  4. Right-click on the RDP entry in the Navigation pane and this time select Copy password.
    Copy password
    Copy password
  5. Click in the password field in the RDP session.
  6. Right-click the RDP session tab and select Clipboard – Type clipboard. Doing this pastes the contents of your clipboard into the selected field, which is currently your password.
    Clipboard – Type clipboard
    Clipboard – Type clipboard
  7. Connect to your session.
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