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

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...

Jun 8, 2010

Many times, it’s not desired to allow user access to a computer’s control panel.  Whether this is a shared personal computer or a computer that will be used in a public place (where many people, including pranksters, might be using the machine) disabling the control panel can be a good idea.  The good news it’s a simple task. Disable Control...