How to Turn Off User Account Controls (UAC) In Windows Vista

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Turn User Account Control on or off - Windows Help More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Sven Olsson | permalink
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Learn how to set the User Account Control that notifies you when changes that require administrator-level permissions are made to your computer.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-user-account-control-on-off ^[1]

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How do I change the behavior of the User Account Control message? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Keghia | permalink
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Choose among Elevate without prompting, Prompt for credentials, or Prompt for consent when the User Account Control message appears.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/how-do-i-change-the-behavior-of-the-user-account-control-message ^[2]

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Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7, 8, or Vista More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Vivek Mahan | permalink
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I’ve previously written about a way to enable or disable UAC from the command line. This is an easier method that you can use to do the same thing from the GUI interface in either Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or Vista. To recap my earlier article, UAC is ANNOYING.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-uac-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/ ^[3]

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Enable or Disable UAC From the Windows 7, 8, or Vista Command Line More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Inpactfumoffu | permalink
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If you’ve used Windows Vista for more than 3.7 minutes, you know what UAC (User Account Control) is.. it’s the obnoxious, nagging popup window that will be your life for the next 3-5 years unless you switch back to XP in frustration, or to a better OS like… OS X, Suse, Ubuntu, or even XP.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-or-disable-uac-from-the-windows-vista-command-line/ ^[4]

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How can I disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature on my Windows Vista computer? More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Simon Mawer | permalink
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Windows Vista has the built-in ability to automatically reduce the potential of security breaches in the system. It does that by automatically enabling a feature called User Account Control (or UAC for short). The UAC forces users that are part of the local administrators group to run like they were regular users with no administrative […]
For further reading: https://www.petri.com/disable_uac_in_windows_vista ^[5]

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Windows Vista Tip: Disable annoying "Need your permission to continue-" prompts More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by u 05d 7u 05d 5u 05d 2 u 05d 0u 05d 4u 05e 8u 05d 5u 05df | permalink
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Windows Vista's User Account Control security "feature" - which I like to call Sir Obnoxious Naggy McNag - is bound to drive any power user batty within an hour of downloading, installing and configuring your favorite programs. If you hate Vista for asking you every single time you try to do something if you're sure you want to, then disable User Account Control. The How-To Geek's got the details:
Tags: Vista, Gizmodo, Security, Top, Windows Vista, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/230866/windows-vista-tip--disable-annoying-need-your-permission-to-continue--prompts ^[6]

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How to Turn Off User Account Control In Windows Vista More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Enteric Stephane | permalink
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User Account Control is a feature designed to help stop unauthorized changes to your computer. With User Account Control, a more secure desktop is made. However, there are some limitations. Read on to find out how to turn off User Account...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-User-Account-Control-In-Windows-Vista ^[7]

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Vivek Mahan, Inpactfumoffu, Keghia, Enteric Stephane, u 05d 7u 05d 5u 05d 2 u 05d 0u 05d 4u 05e 8u 05d 5u 05df, Sven Olsson, Simon Mawer

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1. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/turn-user-account-control-on-off

2. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/how-do-i-change-the-behavior-of-the-user-account-control-message

3. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-uac-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/

4. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-or-disable-uac-from-the-windows-vista-command-line/

5. https://www.petri.com/disable_uac_in_windows_vista

6. http://lifehacker.com/230866/windows-vista-tip--disable-annoying-need-your-permission-to-continue--prompts

7. http://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-User-Account-Control-In-Windows-Vista