Dec 11, 2007 · Without any question, the most annoying feature in Windows Vista--and that's saying something--is User Account Control (UAC). If the system gatekeeper just wanted my permission to install software

Nov 11, 2019 · Another way to ensure that you're never without access to your computer is to set up auto login in Vista. This will let your computer store the password so that all you have to do is turn on your computer to log in to your user account — no password needed! This is definitely not a secure way to use your computer but it is an option. The truth is out! Windows Vista's User Account Control makes you want to put your computer through a wall because that's what Microsoft wanted.David Cross, a product manager who designed UAC Jan 25, 2009 · Unless the Vista User Account is disabled, you will always need a password to install anything from the limited account. To stop installs is the very purpose of that control. And NO, no one downloads viruses on purpose viruses are sneaky. The Vista user account controls are meant to deal with this. Here are my results: Disabled the UAC and was able to open ACT. The email connection to Outlook worked. However, when I first opened ACT after disabling the UAC, ACT started as if it was newly installed (setup wizard etc.). When I clicked to send an email from the email field in a client record it e

How to Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows 10 User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent malware from damaging a computer and helps organizations deploy a better-managed desktop environment. With UAC, apps and tasks always run in the security context of a non-administrator account, unless an administrator specifically authorizes

Here are my results: Disabled the UAC and was able to open ACT. The email connection to Outlook worked. However, when I first opened ACT after disabling the UAC, ACT started as if it was newly installed (setup wizard etc.). When I clicked to send an email from the email field in a client record it e May 25, 2009 · Example of User Account Control . User Account Control is an example of Vista being smarter than XP. Let us assume that you logon as user and notice that Excel thinks that the computer’s clock is displaying the wrong time. Since you don’t have the administrative privileges you cannot see, never mind change, the clock in the notification area.

User Account Control (UAC) is a Windows Vista/2008 security feature, prompting users for access to applications and tasks that require administrative priviledges. This security feature, even if somewhat hardening system security, can often become a nuisance by constantly prompting local administrative users to run applications with elevated

Apr 14, 2008 · For example, if the top bar is red the user does not have the option to allow it to run - yellow and green relate to whether or not an application is signed, unsigned, trusted or not - green indicates the action relates to a component of Vista. UAC also "freezes" (grays out) the desktop while waiting for a user