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.

In the following article, Quantrimang.com will go into the specific details of what UAC is, how UAC works, and the benefits of enabling this feature in any version of Windows.

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Is it safe to disable User Account Control? Turning off User Account Control (UAC) is not recommended as it puts your system at significant risk.