Comments on: How to Disable User Account Control (UAC)

By: Gilbert

Gilbert — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:37:48 +0000

UAC is useful, because sometimes ( me and my trigger happy finger) I accidently click on something I do not want to, and I could always press cancel if that happens. But when I wanted to install a certain demo, it took literally 30 minutes for the UAC window to popup. I disabled UAC, and it took only 10 minutes or less to install the whole game demo.

By: Jose Varvaro

Jose Varvaro — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:01:38 +0000

I have the same problem Johanna. If you know the solution please let me know.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:39:04 +0000

hey,
I bought a new laptop with Vista and now I cannot run several applications because of UAC. But the problem is when I want to disable it, or use it as an administrator etc. , I cannot do that either. There is no space to type the administrator password in,even if the window says it,and the “ok” button is gray. I just can click on cancel which causes again, that I can’t run my application. It is as if my computer wouldn’t allow me at all any more to make changes and run several programs. Any life-saving tips?THANKS!

By: Meow

Meow — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:16:28 +0000

thanks dude…. that fucking thing is annoying!

By: Disable Protected Mode - Windows Vista help

Disable Protected Mode - Windows Vista help — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:16:12 +0000

[...] Protected Mode is only available on Windows Vista; it doesn’t work with Windows XP. It also won’t work if you disable UAC, because it relies upon UAC. For more information, read the Windows Vista Resource Kit (co-authored by your very own Tony Northrup). [...]

By: Vista Clues » Make User Account Control (UAC) Less Annoying - Windows Vista help

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:48:50 +0000

[...] The flashing screen is distracting, and slows things down a bit. To turn off the flashing without completely disabling UAC, follow these steps (after the jump): [...]

By: Vista Clues » Always run an application as an administrator - Windows Vista help

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:24:34 +0000

[...] Disable UAC. [...]

By: Windows Vista tips, shortcuts, hints, and how-tos

Windows Vista tips, shortcuts, hints, and how-tos — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:30:13 +0000

[...] Yesterday I described how to completely disable User Account Control (UAC). That’s really not a good idea, though, because you lose all the security benefits. If you have an app that doesn’t run correctly in UAC, you can run it with administrative privileges. These types of apps usually won’t work with UAC: [...]

By: Vista Clues » User Account Control

Vista Clues » User Account Control — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:37:21 +0000

[...] Of course, sometimes you’ll want to make a change. That’s when UAC will prompt you for confirmation. If you’re doing something like installing software or changing your computer’s clock, go ahead and click Continue or type the password for an administrative user account. If you’re just browsing the Web or reading e-mail, click Cancel, because some bad software might have caused the prompt to appear. If you’re just sick of UAC and you have antispyware and antivirus software installed, you can follow these instructions to disable UAC. [...]