How to Change UAC Notification Settings in Windows 7

This will show you how to change the User Account Control (UAC) for when to be notified about changes to your computer. For more detailed information about UAC, see:

When turned on, User Account Control helps prevent potentially harmful programs from making changes to your computer in Windows 7 by notifying and asking you for permission before letting the program run or install.

  1. Go to Start and search for UAC.
  2. Once done searching click Change User Account Control Settings.
  3. If prompted by UAC, click on Yes to approve.
  4. Adjust the slider to the level of protection of how much you want to be notified from UAC. (See screenshots below)
  5. Click on OK when done.
  6. If prompted by UAC, click on Yes to approve.
  7. If you have just turned UAC off, then you will need to click on restart the computer to apply the changes.
    NOTE:
    Simply turning on UAC or changing the UAC level without turning it off will not require a restart.

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