Disable+the+Annoying+Secure+Desktop+Feature+in+Windows+7


 * Disable the Annoying Secure Desktop Feature in Windows 7 **

With User Account Control enabled in Windows 7 your system is more secure. But, you will find that when with a UAC warning pops up, your desktop will be dimmed until you deal with the warning message.

While dimmed you will not be able to access anything else on your computer, meaning that UAC can put quite an annoying block on working with Windows.

This feature is called Secure Desktop and can be easily disabled (while still leaving UAC running to protect your PC).

First, backup the registry as detailed in my tips.

To apply the tweak proceed as follows:


 * 1) Press [**Windows Key**] + [**R**], type **REGEDIT** and click **OK**.
 * 2) Navigate to the registry key: **HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\​SOFTWARE\​Microsoft\​Windows\​CurrentVersion\​Policies\​System**
 * 3) In the right-hand panel, double-click on **PromptOnSecureDesktop**.
 * 4) Change the Value data field from **1** to **0** then click **OK**.
 * 5) Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

If you find that your PC performs badly after making the change, repeat the above steps and set the Value data filed to **1** in step 4.