Requirements on User Account Control (UAC)

On a machine that is running Windows Vista or later and is not a member of an Active Directory domain, centralized management operations (including remote installation) require that UAC be disabled.

To disable UAC

Do one of the following depending on the operating system:

• In a Windows operating system prior to Windows 8:

  Go to Control panel > View by: Small icons > User Accounts > Change User Account Control Settings, and then move the slider to Never notify. Then, restart the machine.

• In any Windows operating system, including Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012/2012 R2:
  1. Open Registry Editor.
  2. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
  3. For the EnableLUA value, change the setting to 0.
  4. Restart the machine.