Recently I downloaded a share management program. I have been using this program for years, but only recently a version was released that is compatible with the Windows 7 64-bit operating system running on my computer. When the software was installing a message appeared asking would I allow changes to be made from an unknown source. Since I trust the software I agreed and clicked the “Yes”. However, whenever I open the software a message appears from User Account Control asking “Do you want the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to the computer”. Of course I say “Yes” and the program opens. This prompt is quite annoying so I wanted to know whether there is any way to prevent this message from appearing?

The User Access Control (UAC) feature is new in Windows Vista and 7 and warns you when a program that is running may make changes to your computer, and seeks permission. This is designed to add a layer of security ensuring that unauthorised programs do not make potentially malicious changes to the computer. You certainly do not want to disable UAC all together since this is a key security feature of Windows. Given the importance of UAC there is also no way built into Windows to selectively disable this feature for particular programs. There are some third-party utilities that can accomplish this goal, but I would recommend against using these since they are attempting to bypass a fairly significant security feature of Windows. As such, I would recommend that you continue to just agree to the UAC warning each time the program is launched.