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.

Windows Vista is about to introduce User Account Control - a sweeping change to the Windows security model that really works. Unfortunately, this feature risks being torpedoed by a user community ...

Microsoft requires you to log in with an online account for Windows 10 and 11, even in the Home versions. However, this can ...

On Windows 11, you can still create a local account without needing a Microsoft account, also called an offline account. To create a local account on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Settings .

A newly discovered trick allows Windows 11 users to bypass Microsoft’s online account requirement during setup, raising questions around user control and privacy. The workaround, shared by X ...