Enable User Account Control

If using Windows 7, 8 or Windows Vista, User Account Control (UAC) must be turned on. In some cases, it may be turned on already.

Windows Vista:

1.	Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2.	In Control Panel, click User Accounts. (or click User Accounts and Family Safety and then click User Accounts.)

3.	Click Turn User Account Control on or off. Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

4.	Click to select the Use User Account Control (UAC) to help to protect your computer check box, and then click OK.

5.	Restart the computer to apply the change.

Windows 7:

1.	Click Start, type User Accounts in the Search programs and files box, and then click User Accounts in the list.

2.	Click Change User Account Control settings.

3.	Slide the block to change the UAC settings to something other than Never Notify. The default recommendation from Microsoft is Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer.

4.

Click OK.

5.	Restart the computer to apply the change.

Figure 2-1 Windows 7 User Accounts Control window

Windows 8

1.	Press the keyboard shortcut Windows key + X.

2.	Click Control Panel.

3.	Double-click User Accounts.

4.	Click Change User Account Control settings.

5.	Slide the block to change the UAC settings to something other than Never Notify. The default recommendation from Microsoft is Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer.

6.

Click OK.

7.	Restart the computer to apply the change.