The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

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 ...

Keeping your Windows system secure is vital for the operating system on your PC, and it takes some time and diligence. However, Microsoft has built several security measures into Windows that work out ...

Back when Windows 7 came out, one of the changes it made was to reduce the default UAC setting from the highest level to the second-highest, excluding Windows settings. There were posts at the time ...

Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats. Here's how to make sure you're using it appropriately. Quickly, without stopping to think about it, name ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

You would encounter this error message when trying to launch some programs. The causes include UAC being temporarily or permanently disabled. Also, pending updates ...

Are you frustrated that your fingerprint works to log into Windows 11/10, but gets rejected by the UAC when trying to install an app or make any changes? If so, we understand how bothersome it can be, ...

Microsoft bloggers Long Zheng and Rafael Rivera recently unearthed two flaws in UAC, one that disables UAC in Windows 7 without any user interaction, and a second that stems from Windows being set up ...

So I installed the Win7 beta over the weekend. So far so good, works pretty nice, and I'm starting to think I might buy it shortly after it comes out.<BR><BR>Anyway, I left he UAC settings at their ...

Microsoft Corp. insisted today that what outsiders have called a “security flaw” in Windows 7 is not a bug, but the way the new operating system is meant to work. Last week, Rafael Rivera, a developer ...

Microsoft insisted Monday that what outsiders have called a “security flaw” in Windows 7 is not a bug, but the way the new operating system is meant to work. Microsoft insisted Monday that what ...