Keeping your Windows system secure is vital for the operating system on your PC, and it takes some time and diligence. However, Microsoft has built several security measures into Windows that work out ...

You can change the admin user on a Windows 10 PC through the Control Panel. However, you'll need to be already logged into an ...

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 ...

The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

Alex Diluzio wants a say in when those annoying User Account Control messages pop up. User Account Control (UAC) is almost certainly Vista’s least popular added feature. Designed more to protect you ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Learn how to find a computer's username and password in Windows 11/10 using Command Prompt, PowerShell, Task Manager, File ...

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 has introduced Copilot Actions on Windows 11, an experimental AI agent feature that performs real tasks on local ...

If Windows users with normal user rights call up certain programs or, for example, the repair function of MSI installers after installing the August updates, they now receive a user account control ...