User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent unauthorized changes. We don't recommend switching it off. Using the Control Panel leaves little room for error vs. editing ...

Use Control Panel or Registry Editor, but understand the risks This article describes how to disable UAC in Windows 10 using two different methods. We'll also explain why you might want to turn off ...

Q:Vista is driving me batty. I am the only person who uses my computer, but I get repeated screen messages warning that administrator approval is required for the simplest tasks. Is there any way of ...

Keeping your Windows system secure is vital for the operating system on your PC, and it takes some time and diligence.

The first thing I did after I installed Windows Vista was disable User Account Control—it’s pretty much the most annoying OS feature I’ve ever dealt with. Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor in ...