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What are the implications of disabling the UAC
Hi, I'm getting sick and tired of the User Access Control popping up every time I launch some particular programs (plus its restrictions on editing of files). So I'm thinking of turning it off permanently.
I read Microsofts explanation of what the UAC does but I'm still unclear on the implications of turning it off. E.g. is it just a warning to the user or does it also protect you from programs doing things silently in the background. Also if I disable it will the equivalent of Windows XP protection on what programs are allowed to run still exist?
I'm not worried about the chance of me inadvertently corrupting my Windows installation (as I'll just restore if from a disk image). All I care about is a malicious program stealing my data or bank password.
Thanks.