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 ...

If you have ever used a personal firewall application such as ZoneAlarm, you are probably familiar with seeing cryptic alert messages pop up on your screen. Essentially, any time a new or unknown ...

A few months ago, I wrote about User Account Control (UAC), a controversial new feature slated for inclusion in Windows Vista. Here’s what I had to say last December: The theory behind UAC is sound: ...

For years, Windows users have been allowed to essentially ignore the responsibilities of security while having to deal with the consequences of insecurity. Windows XP has always had the requisite ...

Windows: The User Account Control feature in Windows provides an extra measure of security by prompting you to confirm before any major changes take place. It also takes over your desktop every time ...

If you are trying to set the Never notify option in the UAC but receive a message: You must restart your computer to turn off User Account Control, then this post will help you. This can happen for ...

Windows Vista has a new security feature dubbed "User Account Control" that has been the focus of much criticism since it was first seen in early builds. If you haven’t come across it, let me explain.

After the August updates, unexpected User Account Control prompts are appearing more frequently in Windows. Microsoft is ...

My wife the GM of one of the hotels here in town and as you know most of these hotels have a business computer that guests can use. Seems that this computer is an older Windows XP Home machine. Are ...

Use Control Panel or Registry Editor, but understand the risks This article describes how to disable UAC in Windows 10 using ...