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.

Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats. Here's how to make sure you're using it appropriately. Quickly, without stopping to think about it, name ...

The Windows 11 Settings app has plenty of quirks beyond just the interface split. It's laggy when switching between sections, ...

The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control ...

When a computer is used by many, it results in multiple Windows accounts. Some are used frequently, while some are not so much. At some point, you will need to delete a user profile, primarily if they ...

Microsoft points out a side effect of the August updates. User account control prompts appear when MSI repairs are started.

For some time now, Microsoft has also required users to log in to their computer with an online account in the home editions of Windows 10 and 11. Although it’s ...

Microsoft has improved the account settings in the latest Windows 11 preview build, a settings page that now lists Office subscriptions linked to the user's Microsoft 365 account. The Windows Insider ...