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 ...

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 ...

Windows Vista only: You're installing a bunch of software, and Windows Vista's "Need your permission to continue" prompts are driving you mad. You already know how to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UAC made its first appearance on Windows Vista and has been around since then. As an administrator, UAC allows you to define user privileges. It is quite a formidable tool when there are multiple ...

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

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 ...

User Account Control prevents users from making changes to a computer without the administrator's permission. Windows Firewall, on the other hand, limits which applications can use the Internet and ...