is it bad to turn off user account control?

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  1. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
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    is it bad to turn off user account control?


    hi i have window 7 ultimate 32 bit edition and i was wondering if it is bad to turn off user account control the uac settings because every time i try to open a program it keeps telling me do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer? its really annoying and kinda make my programs slow when i want to open them if it is not bad to turn it off can some one please tell me how to turn it off thanks
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  2. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #2

    As long as you know which programs you are opening then it's perfectly safe to turn off UAC. The link below shows you how, it's very easy to just turn it off.

    User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/1...-in-windows-7/
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  3. Posts : 872
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #3

    Yeah, it's safe as long as you are conscientious about the programs you download and run.
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  4. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    UAC irritated me at first. I have gotten used to it and really, it rarely shows.
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  5. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    chev65 said:
    As long as you know which programs you are opening then it's perfectly safe to turn off UAC. The link below shows you how, it's very easy to just turn it off.

    User Account Control - UAC - Change Notification Settings

    How to Disable and Turn Off UAC in Windows 7 » My Digital Life
    thanks chev65 you help me out!
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  6.    #6

    You should only turn it off if you know what you are doing. (You know who you are).
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  7. Posts : 48
    Windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    i turn off my UAC setting and i restart it works perfectly i don't get that annoying pop up anymore but i got 1 question the UAC icon is still show on my application and games icon is that suppose to be like that? here is the picture

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  8. tea
    Posts : 157
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
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    Yeah thats fine, It's just telling you it's going to run in administrator mode.
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  9. Posts : 1,403
    Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
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    You know. One of the things that people complained about the most was how Not Secure XP was.
    Then they (MS) implement something that actually does make the OS more secure, and be more like linux in how is handles the way applications run, and people turn it off. It's not a smart move.

    No, UAC should not be turned off
    Yes, you should run as a user and not as an admin

    Turning off UAC and running as admin are just not a smart thing to do.
    Regardless of how safe you think you are when running Your system, blah blah blah.

    It's just my opinion, yeah, but it's the right one.
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  10. Posts : 11,990
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
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    Tepid said:
    You know. One of the things that people complained about the most was how Not Secure XP was.
    Then they (MS) implement something that actually does make the OS more secure, and be more like linux in how is handles the way applications run, and people turn it off. It's not a smart move.

    No, UAC should not be turned off
    Yes, you should run as a user and not as an admin

    Turning off UAC and running as admin are just not a smart thing to do.
    Regardless of how safe you think you are when running Your system, blah blah blah.

    It's just my opinion, yeah, but it's the right one.
    +1 Well said.
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