A client asked me, “Why her WordPerfect shortcut icon on her desktop had a small Windows security shield emblazoned on it and the other program shortcuts did not?” I did not know the answer.
The image to the right has four icons. The “Restore Computer” icon shows the Windows security shield. The others do not.
I remember the first time I saw it and wondered the same thing as my client wondered. But I quickly let it slip from my mind as I do not have any icons on my desktop.
I did some research and think I have a partial answer. I believe the security shield icon means that the application requires elevated “administrative” privileges to run. If a user clicks on the icon a UAC (User Access Control) prompt will appear. I could not confirm this with Microsoft so it is only a guess.
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