Hmm, odd, my game client doesn’t pop up the UAC when it updates. Some game launchers trigger that, but not GW2. I can only guess you have your UAC settings up higher, and maybe if you back it down you’ll get around this. I run with my UAC at the first notch up from the bottom which has the (do not dim my desktop) in it. If your UAC is up a level from there at the default where it does dim the desktop, maybe it’s getting hung up in a way. Yes it’s less secure where I run it, but I’m a tech so it doesn’t concern me, I didn’t want the higher level of interruption 
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One note about Elementalists, because I had this same reaction about level 6 or 7 (omg why am I dying so easy and can’t do any damage but others seem fine), and I didn’t see anyone else mention this, do NOT try to solo using water attunement! That is for support in a group, crowd control and healing. If you solo, use Fire for a lot of raw damage, or personally I like Earth for a blend of damage and defense. Choosing the right weapons to get a good assortment of powers is important too. Use the wrong weapons and you can’t solo as easy as they give you a different power set. Lastly, you have to use your skill points wisely on good additional skills, they help a LOT.
Yes other classes are easier, Necro rips through things for example, but Ele are interesting in their unique nature. One thing, all other classes can hot swap weapons sets to switch out powers. Ele can’t, but you can hot swap attunements. So, you could blow all your powers, swap attunement, and blow a bunch of other powers in a mass power nuke of your biggest damage spells. And yes, don’t forget to “kite” the mobs, if you go toe to toe you die a lot faster. Takes some finese, but I really enjoy it now that I got past the "why does this suck so bad" phase of what I was doing wrong