Tip: Disable the annoying Admin approvals On Windows 7

Most of us are local administrators on our machines. However, the UAC (User Access Control) feature of Windows 7 annoys us every time there is a need to run an application as an Administrator. You are probably familiar with the darkening screen, the beep and the “Do you want the following program to make a change….” message popping out of nowhere when choosing “Run as Administrator”. Don’t know how about you, but it just freaks me out.

Fortunately, there is an easy solution, that doesn’t require turning off the great UAC feature. All you need to do is to change the local policy.

Click the Start button, and start typing “Local Security Policy” at the command prompt:

Now, in the Local Security Policy Screen expand Local Policies and choose Security Options. In the list of the security options look for User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, which will be enabled by default.

Double click it, and change to Disabled. After a reboot, you are the real administrator – no more UAC annoyances.