Microsoft has made the implementation of the User Account Control settings much friendlier on Windows 11/10. After getting feedback that in Windows Vista, that the User Account Control or UAC prompt ...

Windows displays a User Account Control (UAC) prompt whenever you attempt to install or run an existing application as an administrator. If you want additional control over your account's permissions, ...

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 ...

Due to storage considerations, Windows doesn't enable System Protection by default. That means you'll need to turn it on manually. And even today, configuring, enabling, or using System Restore still ...

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 ...

The first thing I did after I installed Windows Vista was disable User Account Control—it’s pretty much the most annoying OS feature I’ve ever dealt with. Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor in ...

Microsoft began A/B testing the option to prevent users from creating local accounts during fresh installs of Windows 10 last year. The only way to circumvent that limitation was to disconnect from ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

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 ...

When you set up a Windows PC for the first time, you're required to create a user account that allows you to act as the administrator for that computer. Depending on your Windows edition and network ...

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 ...

In early June, Computerworld published the story, “Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista.” At the bottom of page 5 of that story, I wrote that the built-in Administrator account is ...