Understanding "getuidx64.exe" and Why It Requires Administrator Privileges
. A user-mode test harness that calls getuidx64 to validate security context before loading a driver will fail without admin rights.
NTSTATUS HandleIOCTL(PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp) // The dangerous part: Interacting with the EPROCESS structure // ...
Turning off UAC entirely reduces system security. Only do this in isolated test environments.
GetUid-x64 requires elevation for several technical reasons: Hardware Access
NTSTATUS DriverEntry(PDRIVER_OBJECT DriverObject, PUNICODE_STRING RegistryPath) // Standard driver initialization DriverObject->MajorFunction[IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL] = HandleIOCTL; return STATUS_SUCCESS;