How to Disable UAC in Windows 10
There are two primary methods. This first uses Control Panel and is what we recommend because it’s the “normal” technique and leaves little room for error. But if you like to work in the registry (or you need to for whatever reason), those steps are further down the page.
Control Panel
There’s an easy-to-use slider-style option in Control Panel to disable User Account Control.
Edit the Registry
Another way to completely disable UAC is through a Windows Registry tweak. It’s a bit more involved than the Control Panel method but still doable.
Is It Safe to Turn Off UAC?
User Account Control’s default state is to be enabled. And for a good reason. Under normal circumstances, you’d get a prompt to confirm various actions before they can take place on your computer. Most notably, when installing programs, opening Registry Editor, and changing key system settings. Several tasks trigger the prompt. What leads most people to want to disable UAC is that it can be annoying. Being bombarded by these prompts every time you want to run those tasks can seem intrusive. Most people probably don’t think twice when it appears, clicking as fast as possible to get past it and on to whatever it is they were doing before. Although it’s easy to forget because of how often you see it, the prompt is there for a reason. If you’re not careful, you could accept a malicious program’s request for elevated privileges, which could ultimately lead to disastrous results. The rights it had before get upgraded because you gave it the go-ahead. This process is put on auto-drive when UAC is off. All of those critical, system-related tasks that you should vet before taking place are granted elevated permissions without a second thought. Opening Registry Editor just…happens—no prompt. Program installations can proceed silently without your authorization. You can see just how dangerous that could be. We don’t recommend that you turn off User Account Control. But if you have to temporarily for whatever reason, be sure to re-enable it when you finish your task.
