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.

That said, there are a few security features that, although they address specific flaws, may themselves pose security risks.

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

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 ...

User Account Control or UAC is a security measure in Windows that shows up when an administrator privilege is required for a certain task. When the UAC prompt shows up, there is a Yes and No button, ...

A new phishing campaign targets organizations in Eastern European countries with the Remcos RAT malware with aid from an old Windows User Account Control bypass discovered over two years ago. The use ...

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday update KB5065426 fixes UAC prompt issues and NDI audio stutters in Windows 11.

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.

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 ...

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 ...