User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent unauthorized changes. We don't recommend switching it off. Using the Control Panel leaves little room for error vs. editing ...

User Account Control or UAC is a security measure in Windows that shows up when an administrator privilege is required for a certain task. When the UAC prompt shows up, there are Yes and No buttons, ...

However, UAC does make things more convenient. If UAC is disabled and a standard user tries to perform an admin task, they are told "you can't do that". If UAC is enabled, they are prompted for admin ...

Microsoft's User Access Control (UAC) can be a powerful tool to protect systems from malicious software, but many people misunderstand what it can and cannot do. Knowing the power (and limitations) of ...

We enforce the UAC on all our Windows 2008 servers. It is done via GPO with all the settings recommended for the 'Enterprise' enabled, including setting 'Admin-approval mode for builtin Administrator' ...