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> if you see a password prompt, you do the SAS and the prompt is still there, then you can be sure the prompt is from the operating system.

I think it's the other way round. SAS will cancel the UAC prompt, as UAC will prevent any action except to accept or cancel the UAC prompt.

The link you provided is for the logon screen, not UAC.



Yeah that was the wrong group policy, this should be the correct one: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/112476-enable-ctrl-alt-d...


Ah yes, this works (just tested on Win 11)




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