Due to storage considerations, Windows doesn't enable System Protection by default. That means you'll need to turn it on ...

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 ...

Keeping your Windows system secure is vital for the operating system on your PC, and it takes some time and diligence. However, Microsoft has built several security measures into Windows that work out ...

Are you frustrated that your fingerprint works to log into Windows 11/10, but gets rejected by the UAC when trying to install an app or make any changes? If so, we understand how bothersome it can be, ...

Back when Windows 7 came out, one of the changes it made was to reduce the default UAC setting from the highest level to the second-highest, excluding Windows settings. There were posts at the time ...

You would encounter this error message when trying to launch some programs. The causes include UAC being temporarily or permanently disabled. Also, pending updates ...

A change to the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 to make it "less annoying" allows a simple override that renders UAC disabled without user interaction, reports Long Zheng at iStartedSomething.

Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats. Here's how to make sure you're using it appropriately. Quickly, without stopping to think about it, name ...

In an attempt to make Windows 7 generate fewer UAC (User Account Control) prompts Microsoft has neutered the mechanism to the point where it's next to useless. Here's Long Zheng's take on the issue: ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Microsoft Corp. insisted today that what outsiders have called a “security flaw” in Windows 7 is not a bug, but the way the new operating system is meant to work. Last week, Rafael Rivera, a developer ...

So I installed the Win7 beta over the weekend. So far so good, works pretty nice, and I'm starting to think I might buy it shortly after it comes out.<BR><BR>Anyway, I left he UAC settings at their ...