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Don't Shut Off Vista UAC, There's A Better Way
Info:
The annoyance of UAC pop-ups is
unfortunately front-loaded: they
happen most often when Vista is
new and you're installing new
applications and downloading
files more often. The temptation
is strong to kill them, because
it's easy. Just go to Start >
Control Panel > Security >
Security Center > Other Security
Settings. But the problem with
shutting off UAC is that other
security-conscious Vista
components may decide it's just
not safe to run without them,
like the Windows Installer.
Using the following switch
rather than disabling UAC is a
good thing because it leaves
Vista security in place.
Instructions for turning off the
nag screen:
Click Start and Control Panel.
Switch to Classic View (if you
haven't already) and click on
the Administration Tools icon.
In the list that opens click on
Local Security Policy, and in
the next window, Local Policies
(a tiny bit redundant, but all
UIs can't be perfect -- If UAC
is running you'll get a UAC
pop-up somewhere in here). In
the Local Policies list click
Security Options, and scroll
down to "User Account Control:
Behavior" (the full title of the
policy is "User Account Control:
Behavior of the elevation prompt
for administrators in Admin
Approval Mode" but the window
barely opens that far).
Double-click the title and in
the dialog box change its
setting from "Prompt for
Consent" to "Elevate without
prompting." Click OK and the
urge to tear your hair and
scream at your PC will be
greatly diminished in the
future.
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Or use Tweak UAC program for an
easy switch for on and off or
silent.
Tweak UAC Website
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