User Account Control, or UAC, is a security mechanism built into Windows. Here's how to change its protection level and whether you should disable it.

User Account Control (UAC) is a controversial new security feature slated for inclusion in Windows Vista. Reactions to this feature from beta testers have been downright caustic. In this post ...

I have found most of the "Get a Mac" ads on television irritating and misleading, but two of the most recent ones were spot on: the one where the PC, played by the author and comedian John Hodgman ...

With Windows Vista and UAC (User Account Control), you will see many similar pop-up alerts. The whole point of UAC is to protect users, and their computer systems, from themselves. The standard user ...

To turn off User Account Control in Vista, ... To turn off User Account Control in Vista, click the Start button and type "user" into the... SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo.

Microsoft published a video on Vista's controversial User Account Control (UAC) feature. Warning: Contains acronyms, depictions of violence against desktop icons.

UAC was one of Vista's most annoying features, and it's still hanging around like a bad smell in Windows 7. It is much less intrusive though -- here's how to customise it How to change User ...

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 ...

How to access a hidden administrator account in Windows? If you are used to the built-in administrator account in the previous versions of Windows, you may be surprised to find it missing in your ...