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 points out a side effect of the August updates. User account control prompts appear when MSI repairs are started.

The Windows 11 Settings app has plenty of quirks beyond just the interface split. It's laggy when switching between sections, ...

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 ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions.

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 ...

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

Mirosoft confirms after installing KB5063878 update and changing UAC is causing MSI Repair Prompts breaking app install on ...

This tutorial will help you easily check if your User Account has Admin rights in Windows 11/10 so that you can access it and use it. There is a Standard, Work & School, Child, Guest, and ...

The most recent Windows security patches, identified as KB5063878 and KB5063875, were intended to strengthen the system against privilege escalation exploits, specifically CVE-2025-50173.

If you were a threat actor, what better way to get a payload onto someone’s device than through a program that nearly everyone has installed like Google Chrome? Unfortunately, this appears to be what ...