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Difficulty: MediumWindows Security Settings and User Account Control

A helpdesk technician is troubleshooting a third-party screen-recording application on a standalone Windows 11 Pro computer. The application crashes whenever the display dims to show the User Account Control (UAC) prompt. To prevent the screen dimming while preserving elevation prompts for application changes, what is the correct sequence of steps to reconfigure the UAC notification level?

  1. 1Open the Start menu, search for Control Panel, and open the applet.
  2. 2Select User Accounts, then click Change User Account Control settings.
  3. 3Lower the slider to 'Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop)'.
  4. 4Click OK to apply the updated slider position.
  5. 5Click Yes on the User Account Control confirmation dialog to approve the change.

Answer

The correct sequence starts by opening Control Panel, opening User Accounts and selecting Change User Account Control settings, moving the slider down to 'Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop)', clicking OK, and finally confirming the elevation prompt by selecting Yes.
To modify UAC settings in the Windows GUI, a technician must open Control Panel, navigate to User Accounts, and select 'Change User Account Control settings'. To prevent the display driver from dimming the screen (which causes third-party screen recorders to crash), the technician moves the slider to 'Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop)'. Clicking OK and approving the UAC elevation consent prompt finalizes the change.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Launch Control Panel from the Start Menu.
Control Panel navigation options become available.
UAC configuration applets for account management are located in Control Panel.
2
Navigate to User Accounts and select 'Change User Account Control settings'.
The User Account Control Settings dialog opens with the vertical configuration slider.
This applet provides the graphical interface for setting system-wide UAC notification levels.
3
Adjust the slider to the second notch from the top: 'Notify me only when apps try to make changes to my computer (do not dim my desktop)'.
Secure desktop dimming is disabled while UAC prompts remain active for application installer/configuration actions.
This specific UAC state stops Windows from switching to the isolated Secure Desktop, resolving display driver conflicts with screen recording tools.
4
Select OK at the bottom of the User Account Control Settings window.
Windows prepares to update registry keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Submitting the dialog requests system privilege elevation to apply the change.
5
Select Yes when prompted by User Account Control to confirm the security setting update.
The new UAC notification state is saved and applied immediately without requiring a reboot.
Modifying UAC settings requires administrative approval to prevent unauthorized tampering.

Key Concept

Configuring User Account Control (UAC) notification levels and Secure Desktop behavior.
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Windows Security Settings and User Account Control

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