User Account Control (Windows 7)

About User Account Control

User Account Control informs you when a software program is trying to make changes to your computer that require administrator-level permission. User Account Control helps protect your computer from being changed by an unauthorized source.

User Account Control displays differently for Standard user accounts and Administrator accounts. For more information about the different user account types, see Managing User Accounts and Logins in Windows 7

User Account Control with Standard user accounts

Enter the Administrator password, and click Yes to continue. If you do not know the Administrator password, you cannot continue.

User Account Control with Administrator accounts

If you are logged into an Administrator account, User Account Control asks permission for a program to make changes to the computer. By default, User Account Control appears for Administrators only when an outside program tries to make changes to the computer.

Figure 1: User Account Control for Administrator

Click Yes to continue.

Changing or disabling User Account Control

If you would like to disable the messages, follow the procedure below:

Click Start , Control Panel , and then click User Accounts and Family Safety .
Figure 2: User Accounts and Family Safety
In the User Accounts and Family Safety window, click User Accounts .
A User Accounts window opens to make changes to your user account.
Figure 3: User Accounts and Family Safety
Click Change User Account Control settings .
Figure 4: User Accounts
Move the slider up or down to set the User Account Control settings.
Figure 5: Change User Account Control settings
To turn off User Account Control, move the slider to the bottom (Never notify ).
Click OK .