How to turn off / turn on UAC on Windows 10\11

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This is how you turn off or on User Access Control in Windows 10 or 11.

Prerequisites

Account with Admin permission
Windows 10 or 11 operating system
Access to the control panel applet in Windows.

Steps

On your computer, go to your Home Screen.
From there press on the Windows key. Then type Control Panel.
Within the Search box that is available on the Control Panel window type “UAC” and press enter.
From the results choose Change User Account Control Settings.
On the next screen you will be able to enable or disable UAC feature.

There are four options available:

• Never notify: You won’t receive any alerts when apps and programs make changes on your computer. Microsoft doesn’t recommend enabling this option as you won’t be notified when new software is installed on your machine.

• Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop): You’ll receive a quick alert whenever an app is trying to make changes to your computer.

• Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (default): You can enable this option if you use familiar apps and software and visit familiar websites.

• Always notify me when apps try to install software: You often install new software on your machine, then this is the right option to enable.

Confirm the changes and press OK
Reboot your device and you are done.

Additional Information and Troubleshooting Tips

For Windows 11 devices you may have to click the Security drop down on the menu to see the icon for the UAC settings