The “User Access Control” or “UAC” settings are used to improve the security of all users on the system. It is a security feature that stops harmful software from making any changes to the system. When “UAC” is enabled, it notifies the user when the software is trying to make any changes to the system. It will display a pop-up to ask for a user confirmation on whether to allow changes or not.

This guide will provide a process to change “UAC” settings.

How to Change User Access Control Settings on Windows?

Making changes to the “User Access Control” settings requires elevated administrator permissions. By default, the “UAC” is set to level 2, in which the user gets notified whenever any app tries to make changes on the computer. However, it can be changed to other options. To do so, follow the step-wise below-provided guide.

Step 1: Launch Control Panel

First, move to the Startup menu and open the “Control Panel” window:

Step 2: Launch System and Security Settings

Now, click on the below-highlighted section to open the “System and Security” settings window:

Step 3: Launch User Access Control Settings

Click on the highlighted option and launch it:

Step 4: Change User Access Control Settings

To make any changes move the slider up or down. Select the “Always notify” option to enable it or select the “Never notify” option to disable it. Set the slider to any option and hit the “OK” button to make changes:

That’s all! You have successfully learned the way to change the “UAC” settings.

Conclusion

To change the “User Access Control” settings, first, open the “Control Panel”. Then, open the “System and Security” window. After that, navigate to the “User Account Control” settings window. Select the desired option by moving the slider up or down and hit the “OK” button to save changes. This tutorial elaborated on the procedure to change the “User Access Control” settings on Windows.