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.

There’s an easy-to-use slider-style option in Control Panel to disable User Account Control. Open Control Panel. One way to get there is to search for it using the search bar by the Start menu.

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Read: How to Change, Enable, Disable User Account Control (UAC) settings in Windows. Turn On or Off Dimmed Secure Desktop for UAC Prompt using Group Policy Editor.

Run System Policy Editor (Secpol.msc), choose Local Policies, then Security Options, and disable the User Account Control: Switch to the Secure Desktop when prompting for elevation option.