CBedo
11-17-2010, 02:15 PM
I just installed Windows 7 on a machine (actually in a virtual machine on my mac), but one of the first things I notice is how annoying it is that it takes so many clicks to actually run a program. When you double click to run something, instead of running, you get plenty of "are you sure" type security warnings. I know these are meant to be helpful, but I wanted them disabled. When I want to run a program, I want it to run, not ask me if I really want to run it!
I thought I'd post the steps so if anyone else want to do the same thing, it would be easy for you.
There are two parts to it, turning down (or off) User Account Control and disabling "open file security warnings." Note: Following these steps will make your system less secure, so proceed at your own risk with caution!
User Account Control
UAC is meant to prevent unauthorized changes to your machine, and seems like a good idea in theory, but seems to only stop the changes I want made, and not the spyware and other junk in practice, lol.
To adjust its settings, just type UAC into the start menu or Control Panel search box, which will bring up the "Change User Account Control settings." Open that and you will be presented with a slider bar to allow you to customize when you are notified. Sliding it all the way down will basically turn it off, which is what I did (again, be careful with your settings. If you are uncomfortable or worried about security, don't turn it off).
Open File Security Warnings
Does anyone ever read these? We all just click through it anyway, so let's turn them off! Here are the steps.
1) Go to the Control Panel.
2) Select Internet Options (type it in the search box and it will appear).ubt
3) Select the Security tab.
4) Choose Custom Level
5) Scroll down to the Miscellaneous branch.
6) Find "Launching applications and unsafe files."
7) Set it to "Enable (not secure)."
8) Click OK.
9) Click Apply & Close.
That's it. Now the warnings are gone. There are a couple other smaller things you might want to do.
First, now that you have changed your settings, Windows will try to warn you (in the menu bar) that you are not secure. If it does, click the warning, and then select the option to not show you messages related to this issue.
Second, if you use Internet Explorer (I dream of a world where noone uses it!), I read that IE will complain every time you open it about your security settings (not sure about this since I don't use IE). If it does, follow these steps to get rid of the messages.
1) Run gpedit.msc (if you type this in the search bar, a program will show up) to change your policies.
2) Under the "Computer Configuration" section,
3) Choose "Administrative Templates."
4) Choose "Windows Components."
5) Choose "Internet Explorer."
6) Change "Turn off the Security settings Check feature" to "Enabled"
That should do it. Now when you double click or run a program, it should actually run without giving you all those annoying warnings. And for the last time, this will make your system somewhat less secure, so if you're uncomfortable with these settings, or randomly run programs that you don't know what they do, DON'T DO IT! :rolleyes:
Hope this helps.
I thought I'd post the steps so if anyone else want to do the same thing, it would be easy for you.
There are two parts to it, turning down (or off) User Account Control and disabling "open file security warnings." Note: Following these steps will make your system less secure, so proceed at your own risk with caution!
User Account Control
UAC is meant to prevent unauthorized changes to your machine, and seems like a good idea in theory, but seems to only stop the changes I want made, and not the spyware and other junk in practice, lol.
To adjust its settings, just type UAC into the start menu or Control Panel search box, which will bring up the "Change User Account Control settings." Open that and you will be presented with a slider bar to allow you to customize when you are notified. Sliding it all the way down will basically turn it off, which is what I did (again, be careful with your settings. If you are uncomfortable or worried about security, don't turn it off).
Open File Security Warnings
Does anyone ever read these? We all just click through it anyway, so let's turn them off! Here are the steps.
1) Go to the Control Panel.
2) Select Internet Options (type it in the search box and it will appear).ubt
3) Select the Security tab.
4) Choose Custom Level
5) Scroll down to the Miscellaneous branch.
6) Find "Launching applications and unsafe files."
7) Set it to "Enable (not secure)."
8) Click OK.
9) Click Apply & Close.
That's it. Now the warnings are gone. There are a couple other smaller things you might want to do.
First, now that you have changed your settings, Windows will try to warn you (in the menu bar) that you are not secure. If it does, click the warning, and then select the option to not show you messages related to this issue.
Second, if you use Internet Explorer (I dream of a world where noone uses it!), I read that IE will complain every time you open it about your security settings (not sure about this since I don't use IE). If it does, follow these steps to get rid of the messages.
1) Run gpedit.msc (if you type this in the search bar, a program will show up) to change your policies.
2) Under the "Computer Configuration" section,
3) Choose "Administrative Templates."
4) Choose "Windows Components."
5) Choose "Internet Explorer."
6) Change "Turn off the Security settings Check feature" to "Enabled"
That should do it. Now when you double click or run a program, it should actually run without giving you all those annoying warnings. And for the last time, this will make your system somewhat less secure, so if you're uncomfortable with these settings, or randomly run programs that you don't know what they do, DON'T DO IT! :rolleyes:
Hope this helps.