How to Disable Windows Authentication
- 1). Log onto Windows with the Administrator account and password.
- 2). Click the "Start" button and then click the "Control Panel" program link.
- 3). Click "User Accounts and Family Safety" in the Control Panel menu. (If the computer is connected to a network domain, click "User Accounts" from the Control Panel menu.)
- 4). Click the "User Accounts" option.
- 5). Click the "Turn User Account Control On or Off" link.
- 6). Uncheck the checkbox in front of the option labeled "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer."
- 7). Click the "OK" button to save the settings and close the page.
- 8). Close any open windows and reboot the computer.
- 9). Test the settings by ensuring no Windows Authentication prompt appears when the computer boots up.