Quote Originally Posted by dunedin
Nobody has answered my question
What are the downsides of disabling UAC?

Elaine
You bring your security down to the level of what XP was. UAC is designed for people who don't follow common sense when working with the computer. UAC is an un-needed layer for people that use their computer properly, keep their software up to date, and subscribe to a healthy, and maintained system.

For people who open every email, don't know how AV or firewall software works, don't understand activeX, UAC is a good thing.

I want full control of my OS, and full access to all files and folders. Yes i do poke around in MY program files, i like to tweak.