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Disable User Account Control In Windows Vista Using Group Policy

Posted by on Aug 30, 2006 | 9 Comments

Windows Vista uses a feature called User Account Control or UAC to limit the privileges of regular user accounts. UAC ensures that all user accounts that are not part of the local administrators group run with no administrative privileges. This feature is enabled by default. However, in some situations you may want to disable it and there are multiple ways that you can accomplish this. One method is by using Group Policy.

To disable UAC using Group Policy:

  1. Click Start and click Run.

  2. Type gpedit.msc and click OK. This will open the Group Policy Editor.
  3. Browse to Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options.
  4. In the details pane, locate the User Access Control policies.
  5. Right click each of the following policies and change the value as indicated below:
    • User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation – Disabled

    • User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users – No prompt
    • User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode – Disabled

Close the Group Policy Editor window. You can enable UAC again by changing the policies above to their default values.

  • http://www.elvensoft.ro proka

    There’s no User Account Control there

  • james

    There is no GPEDIT.MSC in vista home or home premium.

  • Scott

    If my understanding is correct GPEDIT.msc is the local group policy. To make this a global change, you need to use gpmc.msc. GPMC.msc actually makes changes on the Domain Controllers. To turn UAC off for Home versions of Vista, click the user picture in your Start menu. You will see the option to turn your UAC on or off.

  • http://ohwell goodness

    An other options is by writing ‘msconfig’ on the RUN bar and then go to the last tab and scrool down until you find Disable UAC

  • Heather

    there is no option for ‘No Prompt’ in UAC: Behaviour of the evelation prompt for standard users. Only ‘automatically deny’ and ‘prompt’

  • mammad

    hi
    i have windows vista home basic there isn’t gpedit.msc!!!!!!!
    please help me !

  • Jade

    Hey,
    I Have User Account Control (UAC) Turned Off An Still Theres No GPEDIT.MSC on My Computer. Please Help Me.

  • wan

    Hey Guys,

    the Group Policy Management Console is not a part of Windows Vista, at least not with SP1. To get the console you have to install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) which are available at microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9ff6e897-23ce-4a36-b7fc-d52065de9960).

    After you have installed the package you can select the console from the “Add or remove programs” dialogue. Its located under “turn windows features on and off”.

    This is only helpful if you wish to alter an active directory policy. To turn your UAC off locally you just have to run msconfig and check the corresponding option.

  • BRIAN REISS

    WAY TO CONFUSING! FOR ONE, THERE IS NO GEDIT.MSC IN VISTA HOME PREM PERIOD. DOESN’T EXIST! SO WHY ALL THESE USELESS INSTRUCTIONS? PEOPLE PUTTING OUT INFO LIKE THIS NEED TO CHECK FIRST IF IT PERTAINS TO THE OS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. I FIND MUCH OF THIS INFO IS FOR XP AND NOT VISTA! BUT, NO ONE BOTHERS TO MENTION THAT FACT AND PEOPLE SPEND HOURS TRYING TO GET THESE FIXES TO WORK. A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND WORK WOULD SEEM TO B IN ORDER HERE, PLEASE!