Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned user account control (UAC) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A small software vendor says it has the solution for IT administrators already beset by complaints from Windows Vista users over one of the new operating system’s key security enhancements. Portsmouth ...

Reacting to intense criticism of an important security feature in Windows 7, Microsoft Thursday said it will change the behavior of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7’s release candidate. “We are ...

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

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation problems for non-admin users on all ...

Microsoft Corp.’s plans to change a controversial security feature in Windows 7 are only cosmetic, nothing more than “lipstick on UAC,” a developer of enterprise rights management tools said today.

After the August updates, unexpected User Account Control prompts are appearing more frequently in Windows. Microsoft is making some adjustments. The August security updates for Windows desktop ...

User Account Control (UAC) is a security feature in Windows operating systems that helps prevent unauthorized changes to the system. UAC prompts users for permission or credentials when an application ...