User Account Control, or UAC, is a security mechanism built into Windows. Here's how to change its protection level and whether you should disable it.

How to change User Account Control settings in Windows 7 UAC was one of Vista's most annoying features, and it's still hanging around like a bad smell in Windows 7.

What to Know Best way: Go to Control Panel > User Accounts > Change User Account Control settings > Never notify. User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent unauthorized changes. We don't recommend ...

Once in the Control Panel, click on System and Security, followed by Security and Maintenance, and Change User Account Control Settings. This will bring you to the screen shown in Figure 1.

You can open the User Account Control Settings window and change it accordingly. Windows should save the change immediately without restarting your computer, whether you are upgrading or ...

It's also possible that security software is overly protective, or system settings like User Account Control (UAC) are preventing access.

You can find it in the Control Panel in the icon view under “User Accounts -‘ Change User Account Control Settings”. For maximum security, set the slider to the highest level and confirm ...

By modifying the User Account Control settings through the Windows registry, you can bypass the error message and unblock the app blocked by the administrator.

Click Start, type uac, and select Change User Account Control Settings. You’ll get a choice of four UAC levels. The first level, “Always notify,” is basically the same as Vista’s UAC ...

Choose User Accounts. If you see it again on the next page, select it once more. Select Change User Account Control settings. Drag the button to the very bottom, to Never notify, and then select OK.