Windows 8 Compatibility

[Alhanelem]

UAC isn't really needed if you use common sense and don't browse unsafe pages or install cracked software. Besides, there are ways to avoid it and turn UAC off silently, unless they fixed it.

They have fixed that, and turning of UAC is irresponsible even if you practice good security in all other areas. You should never ever be running ordinary programs with administrator privileges unless the program absolutely needs them. The only POSSIBLE exception is on a computer that is not and will never be connected to the internet.

UAC was terrible in windows vista, but in windows 7 it does its job much better and when configured properly, does it's job without being overly disruptive. Windows 7 drastically reduced the situations in which you are prompted for elevation by default. It should never be turned off completely unless there is absolutely no way to make a (mainly older) program work.

UAC is a feature added recently to windows that has existed in UNIX-based operating systems for years. With UAC turned off, you may as well post your administrator password on Facebook.

It's not about the session being closed, it's about losing the exclusive access to the DX device, that's what happens if you alt-tab or suspend the session, no matter which version of windows you are using.

Run the game in a full-screen sized window, and set UAC to not dim the desktop, and UAC will never crash the game. do this and alt tab will never crash the game either. It's not a 100% perfect solution because yes, you will still at least see part of the title bar, but that's a small price to pay for the ability to do those things.