One of the new features that you will immediately notice in Vista is User Account Control or UAC. It is designed to prevent unauthorized changes to your computer. Each time you attempt to perform a task that requires administrative rights, a dialog box appears prompting you for permission.

User Account Control can be enabled or disabled through User Accounts and Family Safety within the Control Panel. You can further configure the behavior of UAC through the local computer policy.

To locate the related policy settings:

1. Click Start and type mmc in the Search field.
2. From the list of programs, click mmc. Click Continue when prompted.
3. From the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
4. Click the Group Policy Object Editor from the list and click Add.
5. Click Finish.
6. Click OK.

Click the Local Computer Policy and navigate to the following location: Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options. In the list of policy settings, scroll to the bottom. You will see a list of settings for controlling the behavior of User Account Control on the local computer.

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