How to disable User Account Control for Windows 8

In some rare cases, the User Account Control feature in Windows 8 can prevent write access to some files and folders. Without such write access, SDL Trados might not install properly.

To turn off UAC:

1. From the Metro UI click on Control Panel
   
   
   Alternatively, open the Search and type Change User Account Settings 
   
   
    
2. Scroll down the left panel and click More Settings
   
   
    
3. Select the option User Accounts and then Change User Account Control settings
   
   
    
4. Move the slider down to the bottom of the line, next to Never notify
   
   
    
5. Click OK to save all changes. 
6. Close all open programs and save any open work. 
7. Restart your computer.

Your User Account Control (UAC) is now turned off.

Re-install your SDL Trados software to fix any errors from the previous installation and then re-enable the previous UAC state as you see fit.

The Windows 8 UAC feature helps standard users and administrators to protect their computers by preventing programs that might be malicious from running. UAC also helps enterprise administrators to protect their network by preventing users from running malicious software. After you have followed the instructions above and disabled UAC, you can turn UAC on again. This is recommended by Microsoft.

For instructions on how to turn off UAC on Windows Vista, refer to article How to disable User Account Control for Windows Vista.

For instructions on how to turn off UAC on Windows 7,  refer to article How to disable User Account Control for Windows 7.