Jun 17, 2010

We’ve all seen the commercial.  The big bloated PC says he is full of trial software and really slows him down.  What makes this commercial so humorous is that it is actually so, so true.    You may have just purchased a new PC and noticed the same problem.  So what do you do about it?  Read on to find out. I buy computers on a regular basis for the...

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...

Jun 12, 2010

In Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate 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. Please note this article is for Windows...