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.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue caused by the August 2025 security updates, which triggers unexpected User Account Control ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app ...

Mirosoft confirms after installing KB5063878 update and changing UAC is causing MSI Repair Prompts breaking app install on Windows 10 & 11.

Microsoft points out a side effect of the August updates. User account control prompts appear when MSI repairs are started.

You would encounter this error message when trying to launch some programs. The causes include UAC being temporarily or permanently disabled. Also, pending updates ...