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.

Microsoft's User Access Control (UAC) can be a powerful tool to protect systems from malicious software, but many people misunderstand what it can and cannot do. Knowing the power (and limitations) of ...

Windows displays a User Account Control (UAC) prompt whenever you attempt to install or run an existing application as an ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app ...

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