Reset UAC on a folder after permitting access

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Published on 2010-03-24T06:19:51Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 6:23 UTC
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When I access a folder in Program Files I get a UAC prompt confirming with me that I want to permit access to it. I say "yes" and get permanent access.

My question is: how do I reset this folder so that it prompts me again.

The reason I ask is that I am testing a .NET program I wrote that deals with directory access permissions and I need to test it with the UAC protection on. But now that I have permitted access manually, I can't figure out how to turn the UAC protection back on to retest my program.

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