User Account Control, or UAC, is a security mechanism built into Windows. Here's how to change its protection level and whether you should disable it.

User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent unauthorized changes. We don't recommend switching it off. Using the Control Panel leaves little room for error vs. editing ...

A login password on your computer helps protect your computer and user files from other users. However, we cannot deny that it adds a step when you try to log in to your computer. Hence, some users ...