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.

The default User Account Control settings is set to Notify me only when apps try to make changes to the computer (default). The default setting is recommended for most users who install apps from ...

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.

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.

Windows 7 Microsoft learned a few things from Vista’s reception, and how to handle UAC is one of them. Click Start, type uac, and select Change User Account Control Settings.

Windows 11 version 25H2 will ship with a major security advance called Administrator Protection. It could be disruptive.

To make a Standard User as an Administrator on Windows 11/10, you can use Settings, Control Panel, Command Prompt, etc.PowerShell, etc.

In this guide, we'll show you the steps to change a Windows 11 account type using Settings, Control Panel, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

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

This guide will show you the different ways to determine the account type that you and other users are using on Windows 11.