Microsoft points out a side effect of the August updates. User account control prompts appear when MSI repairs are started.

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app ...

To fix You must restart your computer to turn off User Account Contro l error; follow these steps: Open the Registry Editor on your Windows computer.

Windows: The User Account Control feature in Windows provides an extra measure of security by prompting you to confirm before any major changes take place.

Essentially, any time a new or unknown process or application attempts to access the network from your computer, a message pops up to alert you and ask for permission to allow the communication to ...

If you are unable to change or cannot change the User Account Control settings on Windows 11/10, then this post may able to help you. You may need to edit the Registry.

If you don't like the new User Account Control prompt on Windows 10, here's how you can bring the old style back.

Windows Vista is about to introduce User Account Control - a sweeping change to the Windows security model that really works.

In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to allow access to the desktop and any of the applications you may be running during a User Account Control prompt.