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title: "Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS"  
description: "Hi everyone in this article I am telling to use Turn User Account Control (UAC) in Windows OS"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-04-09  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1715/turn-user-account-control-uac-on-or-off-in-windows-os  
category: "desktop/laptop"  
tags: ["desktop troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS

In windows OS administrator can set [user control](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/294/problem-in-access-the-control-inside-the-user-control) for changes and unauthorized user. UAC is a [security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43813/new-security-technologies) feature of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 which helps [prevent unauthorized](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158420/explain-the-privilege-escalation-and-how-it-can-be-mitigated-to-prevent-unauthorized-access) changes to [your computer](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13023/choosing-the-best-power-cord-for-your-computer-a-layman-s-guide). These changes can be initiated by [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12847/how-to-choose-the-right-ethernet-cable-for-industrial-applications), viruses or other users. User Account Control makes sure these changes are made only with approval from the administrator.\

They have the same permissions a normal user account has: they cannot make any changes to the [operating system](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114592/which-mobile-operating-system-is-better-for-privacy-ios-or-android), its [system files](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161601/how-do-you-list-hidden-system-files-in-a-directory) or the machine’s registry settings. Also, they cannot change anything that’s owned by other [user accounts](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50039/transfer-files-between-user-accounts-on-the-same-machine). Applications can change only their own files and registry settings.

##### Follow below step to control the UAC in windows

1. Open Control Panel

2. Click in User Accounts and then also click User Accounts

![Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/5f84ee70-32fb-42b5-9b43-c4abc3b35b0f/images/7372ae58-6be8-4db8-8c85-1ee3d21b048e.png)\

3. Now choose Change User Account Control settings.

![Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/5f84ee70-32fb-42b5-9b43-c4abc3b35b0f/images/16d98c0e-9c65-4c83-bf1a-448e77e86fa8.png)\

4. For turn off UAC control

· Move the slider to the Never notify position, and then click OK

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![Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/5f84ee70-32fb-42b5-9b43-c4abc3b35b0f/images/385097b2-aae7-4d13-b0fd-525a0cfe322a.png)

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· To turn on UAC, move the slider to choose when you want to be notified, and then click OK

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![Turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in windows OS](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/5f84ee70-32fb-42b5-9b43-c4abc3b35b0f/images/fa8d7c0e-4f89-40d6-adb2-6360eda53bd5.png)

You’re prompted for an administrator [password](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/118/retriving-user-password-by-using-stored-procedure-in-asp-dot-net) or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

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