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This could be something already commonly known among experienced Windows Vista users, but there are still a fair amount of users who are unaware of it.

User Account Control (UAC) is a feature introduced in Windows Vista to improve the security of Windows by limiting applications to standard user privileges until an administrator authorizes an increase in privilege level. For instance, you’ll see a notification like this every time you run an EXE file.

While it could be an useful security feature for inexperienced users, there have been complaints that UAC notifications slow down various tasks, such as new software installation when the user sure that the installation file is 100% safe.

To disable UAC, first go to Control Panel\User Accounts, then click on “Turn User Account Control on/off”

Un-tick the check box and proceed by clicking OK

And finally, you’ll be asked to restart the computer, the usual way of how Windows works :-)

After that, you’ll be able to enjoy the level of freedom and convenience you had in Windows XP, of course you must still practice caution and prevent any malicious files from running on your system.

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