Disable Security Alerts in Vista
If you followed my quick tip to disable UAC in Vista from yesterday, you may have noticed that the security center warns you that UAC is disabled. It also continuously reminds you that it's disabled until you turn it back on. Since we obviously have no intentions of turning it back on, here's how to disable that annoying little pop-up:
There are two ways of disabling these pop-up alerts. The first method and my preferred one is through the registry which is what I will show you first. The second way is through using the less impressive GUI. 
Through the Registry:
- Open Regedit
- Navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Security Center\(SID)-1000\
- Find the DWORD "EnableNotifications", if it is not present, create it.
- Set the value to 0.
Note: You may also notice another DWORD in that same key which is "EnableNotificationsRef". This value keeps track of how many times you change your security options. It increments the value by 1 every time you change the setting.
Through the GUI:
- Open the Control Panel
- Open the Security Center
- On the left column you will see "Change the way Security Center alerts me", Click that.
Choose the appropriate option.
You are now annoyance free (for now).
The Stanz