well 'RDemandt' is apparently the name of the guy who posted the previous msg in this thread
Anyway, I got the solution: this is a HP-software related problem.
There is an incompatibility with 'Credential Manager', which is a component of the 'HP Protect Tools suite'. I deactivated Credential Manager through the Protect Tools Parameters panel, and the UAC is functioning normally again. Except that, of course, fingerprint login is now impossible since it is managed by Credential Manager...