•  Gizmodo
  •  Kotaku
  •  Lifehacker
  •  PopSugar
  •  BellaSugar
  •  FabSugar
  •  ShopStyle
 
  • Work
  • Organise
  • Communicate
  • Money
  • Fix
  • Travel
  • Design

Top Stories

   
  • Top 10 Relationship Hacks
  • In-Flight Entertainment Is Insanely Up-To-Date
  • Five Best Movie Recommendation Services
  • Top 10 Rules For Not-Dull Valentine's Gifts
  • Top 10 Enhancements To Windows' Built-In Tools
  • Planhacker: NBN Price Roundup February 2012

Regulars

   
  • App Deals

    Discount apps galore for iOS, Android and WP7.

  • Dealhacker

    Huawei X1 Android cheaper than ever at Big W.

  • Last Week's Top Ten Posts

    Photography tips, timeline tweaks and more.

  • App Directory

    What's the best browser for Linux?

  • Dealhacker

    WD-40 going cheap at ALDI.

  • App Deals

    Discount apps galore for iOS, Android and WP7.

  • App Directory

    What's the best virtual assistant for Android?

  • Ask LH

    How can I talk to my phone in public without looking weird?

  • The Snowball Sunset Desktop

    Windows with a wintry tinge.

User Account Control

FixBrought to you by

How To Switch Off User Account Control In Vista

Flag
1:00PM May 13, 2009 | Angus Kidman

There’s no feature of Windows Vista more loathed than the User Account Control (UAC) security feature that pops up every time you try to do anything. Here’s how to permanently disable it (and possibly regain your sanity in the process). More »

  • uac
  • security
  • windows
  • vista
  • lifehacker 101
  • au
  • user account control
 Discuss2  Share  Tweet  Email  More

FixBrought to you by

Norton User Account Control Makes UAC Less Annoying

2:00AM October 14, 2008 | Adam Pash

Windows Vista only: Free utility Norton User Account Control replaces Vista’s default UAC with a more user-friendly and more secure UAC. The administrator password-prompting User Account Control quickly annoyed most Windows users when they made the upgrade to Vista—so much so that many of you preferdisabling it altogether to actually taking advantage of the enhanced security. Microsoft has responded, saying UAC will be less maddening in Windows 7, but that’s not of much help for current Vista users. Norton UAC promises less duplicate UAC alerts, a simple Don’t ask me again option, and more details so you have a better understanding of what’s actually causing the UAC prompt. How novel! After you install it, Norton UAC automatically replaces the default UAC whenever a UAC prompt would normally appear. Norton UAC is a free beta download, requires Windows Vista.

Norton User Account Control [via TechBlog]

More »

  • uac
  • vista
  • security
  • windows
  • user account control
  • Fix
 Discuss4  Share  Tweet  Email  More

Subscribe Contact
  •  Like Lifehacker Australia
  •  Follow Lifehacker Australia
  •  Subscribe to all stories
  •  Subscribe to Australian stories
  •  Contact EditorSend in your tips or questions
  •  Report IssueReport site or community issues
© 2007-2012 Allure Media
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Privacy and Terms of Use