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 ...

Windows displays a User Account Control (UAC) prompt whenever you attempt to install or run an existing application as an administrator. If you want additional control over your account's permissions, ...

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 ...

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: ...

User Account Control became the poster child for what’s wrongwith Vista. Either you leave it on and it bugs you constantly oryou turn it off and nullify its safety net. Vista users are stuckwith UAC, ...

In Windows 11/10 OS, User Account Control (UAC) is a feature that is designed to prevent unauthorized changes to your operating system. In today’s post, we will attempt to provide an explanation as to ...

[Update May 5, 2006 1:35pm PDT: A portion of this post was accidentally deleted on May 4 due to a production error. The text has now been restored and can be seen ...