Disable User Account Control in Vista

Are Vista's UAC pop-ups driving you crazy?

With Software Candy’s Bye Bye UAC you can easily block the annoying UAC pop ups once and for all in just minutes.

Simply download and install Bye Bye UAC never again be bothered by User Access Control (or UAC) popup windows interrupting you as you work.

Warning! Being conscious about security, we must advise against disabling UAC in your computer, unless you really know what you are doing and are willing to take full responsibility for consequences of disabling UAC. We are making this product available for educational purposes and for demonstrating our ability to simplify tasks that are only accessible to geeks and IT professionals. If you do decide to purchase this product, use it at your own risk. For more information, read the Advanced tab in this page.

What is User Access Control and what does Bye ByeUAC do?

User Access Control was designed to limit an application’s privileges on Microsoft’s Windows Vista and Windows 7 system, unless it has been authorized by the user account administrator. This is done to protect the safety of system files from malware and other security issues.

After a while it’s easy to get sick of the countless authorization requests asking you to confirm every action you need to take. If you are an advanced PC user who likes to make changes to your system, you probably see these messages a lot. Knowing that these nagging prompts are one of Vista’s users biggest complaints, Software Candy has come up with a seamless solution to the UAC overload with Bye Bye UAC.

Once downloaded on to your computer, Bye Bye UAC turns off the UAC dialog boxes permanently in one easy step. With the UAC feature now disabled you can read settings, reconfigure system settings, and make registry tweaks all you want without the hassling pop-ups to slow you down. It even stays active after a reboot!

As with all Software Candy products, Bye Bye UAC is completely free of any viruses or spyware (digitally signed for authenticity and integrity) and is well tested for its advertised features. If ever needed, you can also uninstall it completely with a single click, performing a total cleanup after itself.



The beauty of this wizard is that you don't have to follow any complex instructions or now how to type cryptic command line syntax. Once you download this app (keep it on your desktop or in an easy-to-find folder), you double-click it, click the Next button on the installation wizard and Voila! You just got rid of the annoying UAC messages, just like you were used to in Windows XP. :)

Note: no desktop icons will be installed, as to avoid cluttering your desktop. Instead, you will find a Software Candy entry in your Start Menu, which allows you to uninstall it, should you ever want to do this.



Whether you have virus protection in the form of a Windows anti virus or anti malware, it is important to note that no virus scanner can detect all types of PC virus. Even when your computer is updated to the latest antivirus, your computer can still be infected with a virus, with or without your cooperation. With the introduction of UAC in Windows Vista and Windows 7, however, your cooperation (with the virus) is mandatory for the virus to damage core system files and data of other users.

UAC achieves this by implementing the principle of  "least privilege", which dictates that any process running on your computer must have only the privileges required to accomplish its task. That is, no higher privileges whatsoever.

In Windows XP, for example, everything you run has the same privileges as your account, and when you are logged in as Administrator, an application, including Internet Explorer runs with administrative privileges!

In Windows Vista and Windows 7, if an application is written correctly, claiming to not needing administrative rights (e.g. Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Windows Mail, etc),  no UAC authorization message will ever pop up, unless it is infected by a virus... This is where UAC's usefulness and true contribution to security lies: If you understand the meaning of this, you will not authorize administrative access and the virus will never contaminate your core system files and other users' data.

Note that, following the explanation above, UAC wouldn't help if you are tricked into agreeing to an application's claim of needing administrative rights. This is true for an illegitimate program asking for administrative rights (as in phishing) and it is also true for a legitimate program asking  for administrative rights but happens to be infected with a virus.

To summarize, it appears that UAC really helps when all following conditions are met:

• All applications installed in your computer are written properly (cooperating with the UAC scheme) and
• You understand what the UAC prompts mean and
• You never mistakenly click "Allow" or "Continue" in a moment of carelessness.

Still, to minimize the probability of a virus damaging your core system files or other users' data, we highly recommend leaving UAC at its highest setting.

• Q1. I saw some references to a "command line". What is it? Do I have to know what a command line is?
• A1. No, you don't have to know how to type commands or what a command line is. All you do after downloading and saving our Bye Bye UAC to your desktop (or any folder) is double-click it, click Next, Next, Finish on its wizard and UAC pop-ups are gone.

• Q2. I downloaded and installed this software and it fixed my problem. Thank you! However, I can't find its icon on the desktop. Did I do anything wrong?
• A2. No, you did everything correctly. By design, we do not clutter your desktop with unnecessary icons.

Download Software Candy’s Bye Bye UAC today and say goodbye to the UAC prompt annoyance:

1. Click 'add this to my cart' button below.
2. Download it (it will become immediately available for download after payment).
3. Install it.

That's it. 

By purchasing this product, you receive 12 downloads for 365 days (whichever expires first). In effect, this gives you up to 12 FREE upgrades for one year. If you purchased this product, remember to periodically check this page for a new version. We strive to polish our products to perfection.

Note: Unless otherwise noted (in the compatibility list below), this software is compatible with the 32-bit version of Windows. Download this FREE tool to check whether your Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit.