Methods of Disabling the Windows 8 User Access Control

Procedure to disable Windows 8 UAC

Issues : 

Issue 1: You may get an "Access Denied" error message

Issue 2: You may be unable to access, edit, save, or delete files and folders

Issue 3: You may be unable to open a folder after installing a new version of Windows

Issue 4: You may be working with files and folders

Method1 : Adjust or Disable the Windows 8 UACDisable the Windows 8 UAC

You can turn off the Windows 8 UAC by visiting the Control Panel and navigating to the User Accounts and Family Safety section.

Click on User Accounts, select the link under: 'Change User Account Control Settings', see screenshot below.

Method 2 : Disable UAC using msconfig.exe

1. Goto Run in Windows 8 > Run > Type > MSCONFIG.EXE
2. The idea is that you can select the 'Tools' menu and 'Change User Account Control settings'. 

 See screenshot below.

Method 3 : Disable the Windows 8 UAC with a Registry Tweak

Launch Regedit and navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Locate the following REG_DWORD value:

EnableLUA

Set the value of EnableLUA to 0. See screenshot below.

Note 1: Changing EnableLUA is one of those settings where you need to reboot the computer before it takes effect.

Note 2: To enable the Windows 8 UAC, set EnablueLUA to 1.

Note 3: If you like this registry hack, then click on regedit's Favorites menu, and Add to favorites'.  This saves time if you ever have to return to this place in the registry.