Temporarily disabling UAC in 64 bit Win 7
Hello, I'm having problems installing security software on my 64 bit Win 7 computer. As a possible workaround, it's been suggested that I temporarily disable UAC. I see where I can modify UAC notification under my User account controls, but nothing regarding disabling it all together (albeit temporarily). Any help on how to do this? Thanks! Eric
July 20th, 2010 4:11am

Hi Eric, To disable UAC, you can take either of the following methods: 1. If you use Group Policy to manage UAC, you can edit the local security policy to control this: 1) From the Start search bar, type "Local Security Policy" 2) Accept the elevation prompt 3) From the snap-in, select Security Settings -> Local Policy -> Security Options 4) Scroll down to the bottom, where you'll find nine different group policy settings for granular configuration of UAC. 2. You can also modify the registry through the following command line: REG ADD HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0x0 /f Important caution: please backup your registry before modifying it, any incorrect modification can cause a unrecoverable damage. Best Regards Dale Qiao TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”
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July 20th, 2010 7:39am

You could go to Control Panel and UAC setting and put it in level 1 (of 4) then it would be disable.Then apply. Later on make sure reenable it.
July 20th, 2010 12:48pm

Why do you want to disable UAC? Do you use an incompatible software?"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/
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July 20th, 2010 3:56pm

Another option is to open an elevated command prompt and run the installation program from there. In the Search box type: cmd.exe. Right click on the result in the Seach list and pick Run as administrator. This will give you an elevated command prompt. All processes run from here will be elevated with full administrator permissions. Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
July 20th, 2010 5:52pm

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