2 Ways to Turn Off Annoying Vista UAC

Windows Vista UAC (User Account Control) is a special feature specifically built to enhance better security for Vista system. When we are about to install a program or usually when we initiate an installer (exe etc), screen will goes dark as the UAC popup appears. It's a very useful feature especially for newbies who can't differentiate between safe installer or malicious one that might pose threats to the computer system. Apparently, advanced users find this feature is not really a neccessity for them.



There are 2 ways to turn off the annoying Vista UAC.


First Method


1. First you need to type in "security" in the start menu search box and hit enter.

2. Local Security Policy window will appear. Browse into "Local Policies/Security Options" by using left pane.

3. Locate the "User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation" entry on the right pane.

4. Double click the entry and set it to "Disabled".

5. That's it and no more screen "blackout".


Second Method

Second method doesn't require you to go into the hassle like the first method. All you need to do is to download TweakUAC for Vista. No installation required and you just need to run it regardless of whenever it resides in your computer. Hate it, then simply hit the delete button, no need to unistall it.



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