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How to disable user account control in windows 7

Posted by abdul vahid lakkal on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

It is very easy to deal with UAC Settings in windows 7.You dont need to completely disable UAC, if you really dont want to do. Here is the step to be followed to disable UAC in windows 7 Step

1: Access UAC settings by typing UAC in the start menu or control panel search
OR
Go to start -> Control panel - > user accounts

Once you double click on user accounts you will get a window like below. There double click on Change user account control settings option

Now you will get options to change user account control settings. You can move the slide to 4 different posiotions according to your choice. The first is more secure and the last means its disabled

Disable UAC via Registry Editor
1.Type regedit in the Start -> Search bar. 2.GotothefollowingKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem 3.Locate REG_DWORD: EnableLUA
4.Set the value of EnableLUA to 0.
5.Locate REG_DWORD: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin
6.Set the value of ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin to 0
7.Restart

Disable UAC via Group Policy

Type “gpedit.msc” in the Start -> Search bar.
Double-Click: Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options.
Locate: “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode” and modify to “Elevate without prompt”
.Locate: “User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation” and modify it to “Disabled”
Locate: “User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode” and modify it to “Disabled”
Locate: “User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations” and modify it to “Disabled”
Restart.