Win 7 Security

I have a program that I have complied using LabWindows 2010. Program works fine under Windows XP, but under WIndows 7 the program gets a shield attached to the icon (see attachment). When running the program under Windows 7, it requests that an admin password be entered.
None of my other test programs have had this issue.
What is causing Window 7 to dislike this program.
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There are many forum posts on the internet about this issue.
Some claim they found a solution.
But my opinion is that, it is there for a reason (executable requires admin privilages) and I would not remove it unless I had a very good reason, other than you finding it annoying.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5775350/security-center-symbol-shield-with-my-application-icon
http://superuser.com/questions/68345/how-to-remove-uac-icon-overlays-blue-yellow-shields-in-windows-...
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11949-elevated-program-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-create.html
S. Eren BALCI
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