I can't seem to fix ask for permissions thing to go away.

Jesterman 0 Reputation points
2026-08-30T19:05:31.39+00:00

For some reason I cant get rid of ask for permission even though I turned UAC to never.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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  1. Clary-N 15,730 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-08-31T08:18:55.3133333+00:00

    Hi Jesterman,

    Thank you for the details. To better understand what's happening, could you clarify what type of permission prompt you're seeing?

    Although setting User Account Control (UAC) to Never notify should suppress most elevation prompts for administrator accounts, some prompts may come from other Windows security features or from applications that are configured to always request elevated permissions.

    Could you please provide:

    • The exact wording of the prompt, or a screenshot (with any personal information removed).
    • Whether your account is listed as an Administrator or a Standard User account.
    • Your Windows version and build number (press Windows key + R, type winver and share the result).
    • Whether the prompt appears when opening a specific program or when performing a particular action.
    • If this is a specific application, have you checked whether Run this program as an administrator is enabled in the application's Compatibility settings?

    With those details, I can help check whether the prompt is being generated by UAC itself or by another Windows security feature and suggest more targeted troubleshooting steps.

    I look forward to your update.

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    2026-08-30T19:05:41.27+00:00

    On current Windows versions, setting UAC to Never notify does not fully disable UAC. It keeps the UAC service running, automatically approves elevation requests for administrators without showing a prompt, and automatically denies elevation requests for standard users.

    What to check:

    1. Open Control Panel > System and Security > Change User Account Control settings.
    2. Confirm the slider is set to Never notify.
    3. Restart the PC. The documented behavior change applies after restart.
    4. Check whether the account is actually an administrator account. If the account is a standard user, elevation requests are automatically denied rather than prompted.

    Important details:

    • On Windows 10 and Windows 11, Never notify is not the same as disabling UAC.
    • To fully disable UAC, the policy User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode must be disabled.
    • Disabling UAC can break some app behavior. Some Universal Windows Platform apps might not work when UAC is disabled.

    If the goal is only to reduce prompts, leaving UAC at Never notify is the least disruptive setting described in the documentation. If prompts are still appearing, they may be coming from another Windows security feature rather than UAC.

    References:

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