Uac-how To Disable Uac

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One of the "bad" feature of MS-Vista is UAC (User Account Control). Eeverytime you istall new software, updates or other the UAC shows up and requires other actions!

Is this necassery on an private, stand alone PC? I don't think so! On an office Workstation okbut private? NO!

To disable the UAC follow this steps:

Disabling User Account Control (UAC)

User Account Control (UAC) forces users to confirm actions that have the potential to have significant impacts on the configuration or security of the installation. It is designed to prevent unintended or malicious changes to the Vista installation.

However, when one is first installing and configuring Windows Vista, these repeated UAC confirmations can be annoying. Well, there are actually two ways that you can disable them. Both are legitimate methods (they aren't hacks) but the second method is slightly safer.

Method 1: The first is to completely disable UAC which is not recommended for any significant period of time since it causes Internet Explorer to run outside of it's Protected Mode thus making your system vulnerable to trojan horses and other 'malware' lurking on some websites.

To disable UAC with Method 1, log into an account with Administrator privileges (or have the Administrator user name and password handy) and click the Start button. Enter msconfig into the Search box. A UAC confirmation box will appear. If you are not logged in as an Administrator then you will need to enter an Administrator user name and password. Click continue. Now select the Tools tab and click on Disable UAC and click the Launch pushbutton. A reboot will be required.

The second method is a safer way to go since it leaves Internet Explorer in Protected Mode.

Method 2: Click the Start button. Enter secpol.msc into the Search box. A UAC confirmation box will appear. If you are not logged in as an Administrator then you will need to enter an Administrator user name and password. Click continue. You are now editing the Local Security Policy. Double-click the Local Policies folder, then double-click the Security Options subfolder. Scroll down in the right-hand pane to the User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Double-click to edit it and set to Elevate without prompting.

You've just told Vista to skip the UAC prompt when an action that would normally require acknowlegment is taken by a user with Administrator rights. Even though this is a safer method than Method 1, it is recommended that you leave your system in this configuration for only as long as is required to get it setup and then return the setting to Prompt for consent. You will be reminded that prompts are disabled whenever you boot the machine