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Turning off UAC for administrators in Windows Vista

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As an Administrator of Windows Vista, are you completely irritated by the constant pop-ups asking for your authorization? Here is a quick tip on how to shut off UAC for administrators but keep it activated for standard users.

  1. Click the Start Orb and type secpol.msc.

 

  1. Expand Local Policies | Security Options.
  1. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode.


  1. Double-click on this setting or right-click and choose Properties. Choose Elevate without Prompting.

  1. Reboot your computer.

As an administrator, do you find UAC authorization annoying?

  • Yes (91%)
  • No (9%)

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Thanks for the info John Beagle | 02/28/07
Can't find this els616@... | 03/02/07
No "secpol.msc" orthocross | 03/02/07
To answer your question Steven S. Warren | 03/02/07
Home Premium els616@... | 03/02/07
Home Premium Admin steve.gillett@... | 03/05/07
In Control Panel StillWaters@... | 03/02/07
User Control - easy denishaw@... | 07/02/08
RE: Turning off UAC for administrators in Windows Vista cbingenheimer@... | 05/02/08

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