How to Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista?
Windows Vista was designed keeping in mind the security threats that Windows could be exposed to, while downloading certain applications and softwares. Although this feature helps you minimize security breaches by enabling a built in feature called User Account Control (UAC), but this feature can some times prove headache.
For instance, if you are installing several applications every now and then, each time you hit the .exe extension you will be prompted whether you want that application to run on the system or not. Like I said, this might come in handy to prevent malicious content from getting inside your computer, but you can always disable this case if you feel it annoys you more.
There are several ways to deal with this problem. However, I will present you only two solutions that can easily disable UAC.
Method 1 – From Control Panel
1. Open Control Panel from the start menu
2. In the Search bar, enter “uac” (without quotes) and hit enter.
3. Click on “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off” and deselect the option as shown.
4. Hit the OK button and restart your computer for changes to take effect.
Method 2 – Using MSConfig
1. From the Run menu; type “msconfig” (without quotes) and press enter.
2. On the window that appears, click on the Tools Tab.
3. Now look for “Disable UAC” – most probably you’ll find at the end.
4. Click on the “Launch” button.
5. A CMD window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.
6. Restart your system in order for changes to take effect.
That’s it! You won’t have to worry about annoying prompts anymore. If you have any questions about this procedure, feel free to ask.
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