It aims to improve the security of Microsoft Windows by limiting application software to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes an increase or elevation.

In Windows Vista, by default, a computer administrator runs everything under limited user privileges.

Newer Windows versions install using normal user privileges and only in the user account that invokes the installer.

In with full user privileges!

In such cases, it's normal for the user to have a short trial period with limited functionality, before being returned to full user privileges.

New features for user privileges.

You just get current user privileges.

These accounts hold "super user" privileges and are often shared among IT staff.

When Nmap is started with user privileges, a connect scan is performed.

The user privileges and terms of service of the site have since been changed to allow users to control who has the ability to view their content.