

Act! does not provide support for Microsoft® products. Note: The following information is provided as a convenience. The following Answer will provide instructions on how to adjust the settings for or disable the User Account Control (UAC) feature in Windows 10. To bypass this and allow Act! to access the needed files, you must temporarily lower the settings for or disable UAC.

This is due to User Account Control (UAC), an added account security feature found in Windows 10. When attempting these tasks, you are receiving an error or warning as Windows will not allow access to the system files, even though you are logged in as Windows administrator. You are attempting to install, uninstall, update, or perform certain functions in Act! that require access to needed files or folders.
