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Necessary Necessary. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. The User Account Control security feature was one of the most reviled additions to Windows Vista, with good reason -- its constant warning messages asking for permission to continue many operations drove users around the bend. UAC has been significantly improved in Windows 7 so that it's not as intrusive as in Vista, but you can still tweak it if you like.
From the screen that appears, use the slider to select the level of protection you want. Here are the four levels and what they mean:. Modifying UAC. Click to view larger image. Always notify me. Think of this as UAC Classic. It works like Vista's UAC: When you make changes to your system, when software is installed or when a program tries to make a change to your system, an annoying prompt appears.
Default -- Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer. This is, obviously, the default; make a change yourself and UAC leaves you alone. When a program makes a change, a prompt appears and your desktop goes dark, just like it does in Vista. Otherwise, UAC sits there silently. Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer do not dim my desktop. This setting is identical to the default setting, with one difference: It won't dim your desktop so that you only see the UAC prompt asking you to take action.
This presents a slightly elevated security risk over the default setting, because theoretically a program could allow a malicious program to interfere with the UAC prompt. Never notify me when: In this one, UAC is completely turned off.
This is, of course, an insecure option and not recommended for most users. After you make the selection, click OK. Depending on the selection you made, you may need to restart your system for it to take effect.
Many people overlook the Start Menu, rarely using it except as a jumping off point to run an application or get to the Control Panel. But there's actually plenty you can do with it. Note: This tip relies on the Group Policy Editor, which isn't available in some versions of Windows 7.
The Start Menu's search box is a convenient way to search through your PC -- but you can also have it do double-duty and perform Internet searches as well. To enable this feature:. From now on, when you type a search term in the Search box on the Start Menu, a "Search the Internet" link will appear.
Click the link to launch the search in your default browser with your default search engine. If you want to use the button for another action, such as restarting your PC, you click the arrow to the right of the Shut down button and select an action from the drop-down menu. What if you rarely shut your PC down completely but frequently restart it? To change your default, right-click the Start button and select Properties. On the Start Menu tab, click the "Power button action" drop-down menu and select which action you want to be the default.
Then click OK, and OK again. If you watch a lot of videos and want a link to them on your Start Menu, here's what you can do:. In the dialog box that appears, scroll to the bottom, look for the Videos section, select "Display as a link," and click OK and then OK again. If you'd prefer that Videos display as a menu, with links to files and submenus, instead select "Display as a menu.
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