The final setting to examine is the User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account setting.

And that lets it go about its business without being interrupted because that User Account Control, that's pesky, you know.

And then the User Account Control attempts to elevate your credentials.

Some features of Windows 7 are faster booting, Device Stage, Windows PowerShell, less obtrusive User Account Control, multi-touch, and improved window management.

User Account Control.

As we know, every time User Account Control comes up the whole screen behind it goes dark, and it's sort of the only thing illuminated.

Use of a secure attention key can also be required by the Windows User Account Control (UAC) prompt.

Slashdot recently carried an article describing how simple it was to bypass Windows Vista's much-annoying User Account Control (UAC) system.

Windows 7, by default, generates less User Account Control (UAC) prompts because it allows digitally signed Windows components to gain elevated privileges without a prompt.

Ctrl + Shift + Click starts a new instance with Administrator privileges; by default, a User Account Control prompt will be displayed.