Learn about User Account Control settings in Windows.

Windows Vista only offers you two types of UAC settings: on and off. In Windows 7 and Windows 8, you have more settings to choose from. Open User Account Control Settings, type UAC in the Start Search box, and then click Change User Account Control settings in the Control Panel window.

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User Account Control (UAC) är utformat för att förhindra obehöriga ändringar i Windows. När en åtgärd kräver administratörsbehörigheter uppmanar UAC dig att godkänna eller neka ändringen. Det här skyddar din Windows-enhet från skadlig programvara och obehöriga ändringar.

For detailed steps, see the article Manage user accounts in Windows. Open your User folder by selecting Start , typing file explorer into the Search box, and selecting File Explorer in the list of results.

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