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Among many nice features of Windows 7 and Vista, one of the more annoying is User Account Control (UAC). This is a system gatekeeper, which is a good idea, but UAC just goes too far. It doesn’t just want permission to install software but pops up when adding, removing or renaming any Start Menu folders, or setting the system clock, or various other common, every day, relatively safe tasks. One solution is to turn UAC completely off:

1. Click on Start then Control Panel
2. Click User Accounts and Family Safety and select User Accounts
3. Click Turn User Account Control on or off
4. When prompted by UAC itself, click Continue
5. Uncheck the box and click OK
6. Choose the restart option when prompted

Bear in mind that this method does put your computer at greater risk, especially if you routinely log on as an administrator.