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.

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.

Learn how to disable, enable or change User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows 11/10. Disable Do you want to allow this app to make changes message.

Here’s how it works. On Windows 10, the User Account Control (UAC) feature works as an additional security layer to prevent malicious code from running undetected on your device.

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.

Microsoft has realized having a feature specifically designed to annoy you is not so great for user happiness, so they’re redesigning User Account Control in Windows 7 to be less horrible.

If you disable the User Account Control in Windows 10, all programs will have same security clearance as the account you're logged in with. However, disabling that feature is a terrible idea.

If you don't like the new User Account Control prompt on Windows 10, here's how you can bring the old style back.

Windows Vista only: Free utility Norton User Account Control replaces Vista's default UAC with a more user-friendly and more secure UAC. The administrator password-prompting User Account Control ...