Control Panel

Group Policy is the best way to configure UAC in AD DS environments. In workgroup environments, administrators can configure UAC on a single computer by using Control Panel. Changes made while logged on as an administrator affect all administrators, and changes made while logged on as a user affect all users. To change the default setting, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, click System And Security.
2. Under Action Center, click Change User Account Control Settings.
3. Select one of the following four notification levels:
   • Always Notify Me Users are notified when they make changes to Windows settings and when programs attempt to make changes to the computer.
   • Default-Notify Me Only When Programs Try To Make Changes To My Computer Users are not notified when they make changes to Windows settings, but they do receive notification when a program attempts to make changes to the computer. This is the default setting.
   • Notify Me Only When Programs Try To Make Changes To My Computer (Do Not Dim The Desktop) Similar to the previous setting, but the secure desktop is not used. Disabling the secure desktop reduces security, but also reduces the impact of UAC on the user. This setting is available only to administrators.
   • Never Notify Me Users are not notified of any changes made to Windows settings or when software is installed. This causes all elevation-requests to be automatically accepted. This setting is available only to administrators.
4. Click OK.
5. When prompted, restart your computer.