The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced - Preventing Privilege Escalation

The video tutorial discusses how to prevent privilege escalation on Windows 10 by configuring User Account Control (UAC) settings. It demonstrates how to manage sessions and repeat exploits, emphasizing the importance of setting UAC to 'always notify' to prevent unauthorized system privilege escalation. The tutorial concludes with an attempt to exploit the system, which fails due to the UAC settings, highlighting the effectiveness of this security measure.

What is the purpose of the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 10?

How can you change the User Account Control settings in Windows 10?

What happens when UAC is set to 'always notify'?

Describe the process to bypass the User Account Control as mentioned in the video.

What are the implications of not having UAC enabled on a Windows 10 machine?

Explain how the task manager relates to User Account Control settings.

What steps can be taken to prevent privilege escalation on a Windows 10 PC?