Whether you want it or not, there are situations when the Windows 7 operating system (and above) tries to use the so-called Trustedinstaller. What kind of component is this in Windows systems, now let's see.
Standard translation
Trusted, translated from English or American, means "trust." But this also occurs in the form of Trustedinstaller. What is this, not many users know, because the fact is that in the installation process the file of the distribution package of a third-party program may request installation rights. Hence the problems.
It seems that Trust translates as “trust” and installer as “installer”, however, sometimes the installer is exposed to viruses and malicious codes. And, by the way, the application itself is capable of making requests at its own level, considering them active virus codes.
Application history
Trustedinstaller security service was first used on Windows 7. It was responsible for editing system files and system settings.
In fact, any user encounters the message “Request permission from Trustedinstaller” in only one case - when trying to edit the system configuration without administrator permissions.
What is it really?
The saddest thing is that the "seven" provides for the existence of two admins. The fact that a local user or owner of a PC has administrator privileges does not mean anything (even with a Microsoft account).
As it turns out, the so-called “Super Admin” entry is activated in the system by default. Have you noticed that you have to start some processes on behalf of the administrator using the right-click menu?
Why this was needed was probably understandable: the developers thus tried to protect the system, however, leaving the user with the ability to edit access rights.
Trustedinstaller: how to remove or disable this component?
To disable this service, you can use the standard system configurator, access to which is carried out in the "Control Panel". But there, it’s not the program section that is selected, but the component menu.
If you take into account that the executable file Trustedinstaller.exe is located in the system folder that belongs to the operating system, any attempts to delete it will be reduced to zero. The system simply will not allow this.
Let's see what needs to be done to remove the Trustedinstaller component. Windows 7 in this regard is a fairly "pragmatic" system, despite its capabilities.
The use of super admin rights by many users simply pushed. Indeed, the launch of even the installer of any program in the system for some reason raises doubts, although in fact the program can have both an SSL certificate and a digital signature.
In this regard, the Trustedinstaller Windows 7 module clearly loses. The main problem is that the system itself requires confirmation of the account, although, as claimed by the corporation, this is not necessary (this is a generally accepted rule for the tenth version).
Unlocker app
In addition, if anyone noticed, in Windows 7, the context menu has a special Unlocker service that allows you to unlock system processes. But it is present only in limited modifications of the system itself.
In addition, according to Microsoft experts themselves, this utility is not official in the main release. Therefore, it is worth considering the question of its presence in the "seven". In principle, understanding the topic "Trustedinstaller: what is it?", You can put an end to it, if not for one but.
Naturally, you can install a third-party component-unlocker. The issue price is the security of the system as a whole. If a user is tired of receiving messages like “Request permission from Trustedinstaller” to change the system configuration or a specific file, when unlocking basic functions and features, you may encounter many things that can harm the system. In particular, this concerns incorrect settings for the size of the paging file, reservation of free space for saving copies of the system and hard disk, etc.
Direct shutdown is done by deactivating the Windows Resource Protection service. For example, for the termsrv.dll system library, you need to right-click on the file, and then use the properties and security menu. Then the most important thing: in a new window, instead of the “trust” Trustinstaller, we select administrators and apply the changes. Next, in the group of administrators, we simply tick off all existing permissions, and then click the "OK" button.
Total
Instead of an afterword, it's worth looking at the Trustinstaller module from the other side. What is it, I think, is already clear. Engaging it in the "seven" is better off (activation will not lead to anything good).
In this case, issues of deactivating a super admin account were not considered. This is a separate topic that has a solution in terms of using the registry keys. But an understanding of the work of the service itself must exist.
If you give tips on installing the seventh version of Windows, you should clarify: never use repacks or unofficial distributions! They can contain not only viruses, but also altered components of the system itself, which can lead to complete inoperability of a laptop or stationary computer terminal.
Then not a single optimizer program will help. By the way, it was in Windows 7 that such a problem arose initially. By installing the top ten and disabling the corresponding service, you can get rid of it. Even editing autostart of the msconfig command in the Start menu (Win + R) is suitable, if one is present in the list.
The rest remains to say that installing the “left” version of Windows can only lead to the fact that even the “iron” components will fly, so it’s better not to risk it.
And one more look at Trustedinstaller. What it is is already understandable, but if there is still a confirmation request for the operation to be performed, you need to deactivate the Superradmin account in the Group Policy Editor or in the system registry, and in such a way that you set the option to constantly run programs and applications on behalf of admin. But be prepared for the fact that when you turn off this entry, the system may require a password after a reboot and re-login. If you do not remember him, it is better not to take risks and leave everything as it is.
Otherwise, it will become impossible even to enter the system using your account or by entering a valid password. Unfortunately, such cases have already taken place. Microsoft experts prefer not to comment on such situations, even in the case of official appeals. Yes, and the seventh version of Windows for many of our users is pirated.