Switch Off User Account Control Windows 10
For anyone else who may come across this topic here is how you Disable UAC (User Account Control) on Windows 10
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In order to switch off UAC in W10 you need to go to the Start Menu and search for Regedit & run it as administrator.
You need to navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
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In the right hand pane you need to find EnableLUA right click and choose Modify and change the value to 0
When you have done this Restart your computer and UAC should now allow you to install software on your Windows 10 PC
Important: This tutorial involves changing registry settings so you run the instructions at your OWN RISK
I cannot be held liable for any damage or data loss that comes from changing UAC settings.