There is not probably a single Windows Vista user who is not annoyed by Vista’s User Account Control. Not many computer users on the other hand would say that the UAC is a waste of resources and not beneficial to system security. What Microsoft did not make right in Windows Vista was to find the right balance between annoyance and security but they promise to do better in Windows 7. The User Account Control did not get redesigned in Windows 7. It is still an integral part of the system’s security. What Microsoft did change is the amount of notifications a user receives.
They integrated a UAC slider in Windows 7 which will not display an UAC notification anymore when the user makes active changes to the Windows 7 settings. It will however still popup a notification if a software wants to make those changes. There are three additional UAC slider settings that change the amount of notifications and prompts the user receives.
The lowest setting is Never Notify Me which basically means that there will be no UAC notifications at all.
The third option is Always Notify Me which means that the user will be notified whenever he or a program want to make changes to the computer system.
The last setting is to always notify the user and wait for his response.
The sliders provide easy access to configuring the User Account Control in Windows 7. The default setting ensures that users will be less annoyed by UAC which could turn their perception of the operating system into a positive light.
