User Account Control (UAC) is a security feature in Windows 8 that allows you to authorize specific users to make changes to your computer. If you’re not comfortable with UAC, you can disable it so that only administrators have access to change your computer settings. ..
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The Question
SuperUser reader Arnold Zokas just wants that annoying prompt to vanish, he writes:
If you’re not as up-to-speed on what the whole elevated priviledges/User Account Control functionality is all about, we’d strongly recommend you check out our treatment of the topic here: HTG Explains: Why You Shouldn’t Disable UAC.
In Windows 7, setting UAC to “never notify” would disable any administrator prompts. In Windows 8 this is no longer the case. Even with UAC disabled I get prompted to grant programs elevated privileges.
Is there a way disable this behavior?
Note: I am fully aware of the repercussions. I have antivirus, firewall, etc and am generally quite careful about what I download or install on my machine.
The Answer
SuperUser contributor Hornbech offers up a quick, easy, and straight to the point answer:
As long as you understand the risk in completely disabling it, this technique is a one-stop fix for banishing the administrative prompt forever.
You should be able to disable User Account Control completely.
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