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Turn User Account Control (UAC) on and off in Windows 8, 7 or Vista

This article describes how to turn User Account Control (UAC) on or off in Windows 8, 7 or Vista.

Caution: User Account Control is a Windows 8, 7 and Vista security feature that helps prevent the automatic installation of unauthorized applications and unintended changes to systems settings. Disabling UAC may create a security risk on your computer. For more information, please refer to How to use User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista or, for Windows 8 or 7, What are User Account Control settings? on Microsoft’s Help and Support web site. You may also want to consult your system administrator.

Note: QuickBooks 2007 and later versions are designed to function with UAC enabled. If UAC is not enabled, you may receive error messages or experience problems using certain features of QuickBooks.

Detailed Instructions

To turn UAC on or off:

Windows 8 and 7
  1. On your keyboard, press Windows + E to open the Computer window.
    Note:     In Windows 8, also click Computer at the top of the window.
  2. Click Open Control Panel.
  3. Click the View by drop-down arrow and select Large icons.
  4. Click User Accounts.
  5. Click Change User Account Settings.
  6. Move the slider to Never Notify and click OK.
  7. Restart your computer.
Windows Vista
  1. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Control Panel.
  2. If it is not already selected, click Classic View in the left side of the window.
  3. Double-click User Accounts.
  4. Click Turn User Account Control on or off.
  5. Select or clear Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer, and then click OK.
  6. Restart your computer.

 

 

If these steps do not resolve the issue, you can read discussions and post messages and questions relating to your issue on the Intuit QuickBooks Community site for free or you can contact a technical support agent for additional guidance. Fees may apply.

 

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