Jun 28, 2010

Windows 7 is full of annoyances.   One of those annoyances is that every time you click anything in Windows Explorer, it feels the need to make a clicking sound.  And it might sound silly, but where is the “Stop it!” check box to turn this thing off?  There isn’t once.  Microsoft must not think you will want to! Turn off Explorer Click...

Jun 12, 2010

Windows 7 (and especially Windows Vista) can truly annoy you with it’s constant pop-ups asking you to approve an action.  These pop-ups are part of a “feature” added by Microsoft called UAC (User Access Control).  While UAC certainly makes your computer more secure, we have to wonder if there wasn’t a better way to accomplish this. ...

Jun 12, 2010

If your a Windows 7 or Windows Vista user, they you have probably noticed that they are the most irritating operating systems on the planet to deal with.  Windows Vista would be at the top of my “Most obnoxious operating system list”.  It’s all because of a “feature” Microsoft added known as UAC (User Access Control). UAC is...

Jun 12, 2010

If you’re a fairly advanced user, then you like me probably find UAC (User Access Control) on Windows 7 or Vista to be incredibly annoying.  I’m going to show you how to stop the madness and disable it. As I am sure the comments below will fill up with hate, I must warn you that disabling UAC makes your computer less secure.  Don’t do this if...

Jun 12, 2010

If you’re looking to make UAC less annoying on Windows 7 or Windows Vista Business/Ultimate, while retaining some of your system security we have a solution for you – automatically elevate permissions for users in the Administrators Group. Many will not like this fix as it does make your system somewhat less secure.  We think it’s worth the...

Jun 12, 2010

In Windows Vista Home the screen goes dark when a UAC (User Account Control) window pops up.  Microsoft refers to this as the Secure Desktop.  However many people consider this to be rude an annoying behavior by their operating system.  We’re going to show you how to turn it off. For Windows Vista Home users, you will need to open up regedit via the...