There were a few articles during the past couple of  weeks that indicate that Microsoft knew that UAC [User Account Control] and also referred to as Administrative Approval Mode, was going to be a very annoying feature in Microsoft Windows Vista. In their attempt to provide the user with a sense of being in control, you must give explicit permission to any program that wants to use the power of administration. In theory UAC was supposed to put the control of the computer back into the users hand and not at the mercy of some rogue program. In contrast, Windows XP when in administrative mode, any program could take control of the entire computer system, behind your back and without your knowledge. But I continually get emails from readers that either want to turn UAC off because it is annoying OR want to run a program manually in administrative mode. So I thought I would put together this article to refer them to.

UAC is annoying, I want to turn it off:

This is one method of several that should work for you:

1. Launch MSCONFIG by from the Run menu.
2. Click on the Tools tab. Scroll down till you find “Disable UAC”
   

1. Press the Launch button.
2. A CMD window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.
3. Close MSCONFIG. You need to reboot the computer for changes to apply.

This is method two to turn off UAC:

1. Open up Control Panel, and type in “UAC” into the search box. You’ll see a link for “Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off”
2. On the next screen you should uncheck the box for “Use User Account Control (UAC)”, and then click on the OK button.
3. You’ll need to reboot your computer before the changes take effect.
   

Sometimes you may come across an application that, when you come to launch it, refuses to launch due to insufficient user permissions. You may get a Access Denied message. If this happens it usually indicates that Windows requires your permission to launch the application. in this situation it is advisable to use the Run as Administrator option. Using the Run as Administrator option you will allow this application to run only once without the need for full administrator privileges.

1.Locate the applications icon or short cut and Right click on it

2. From the Drop Down Menu select the Run As Administrator option

3. Next click the application icon or short cut and it should run

Comments welcome. Share your thoughts and experiences.

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