Windows Server 2008 R2: How to Turn Off User Account Control

In Some Scenarios , we end up in Turning of UAC , User Account Control to get rid of Permission issues on the server.

Steps

Control panel

Open control panel

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User accounts

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Change User Account Control Settings

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Get this dragged to “Never Notify” – Which gets the UAC “User Account Control” disabled

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This requires a Reboot to get it applied on the user completely

Its not over . If you feel User Account Control still interrupts – Which might be managed via Local Policy on the computer

Local Security Policy

Start – Administrative Tools – Local Security Policy

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Security Options

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Check “User Account Control : Admin Approval Mode is disabled

Verifying the above things. User Account Control (UAC) – Does not interrupt or create permission issues on the server

References

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_S3