a shortcut i have long used now asks me "do you want to allow the following program to make changes

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Here is the situation:
1) I have an shortcut icon for "go to my pc" on my desktop. I have always been able to click this and get my log-in screen (I use Gotomypc daily for work).
2) recently my Windows Updates upgraded my IE 9 to IE 10 without asking to telling me. I didn't like it and it wasn't compatible with my printer, so I came here, found out how to get rid of the upgrade and re-download the previous version.

3) I wanted to avoid letting Windows upgrade me again, so I fiddled around so that Windows would have to ask me before it upgraded again.
I don't really know what I was doing, I was just trying my best. I am not really all that tech savvy.
4) Now every time I click on my Go to my pc icon, a message pops up asking "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" It says "User Account Control" on the top bar, it pings and I have to click yes in order for it to continue.
This annoys me and I cannot figure out what to do to make that go back to the way it was. I also notice the icon has a little yellow and blue checkerboard badge on it that wasn't there before.
5) I have tried deleting the shortcut icon, and downloading it again, but it just comes back the same way.
Please help - tell me what I need to do to clear the icon from this user account control stranglehold. I am the "administrator", why can't I tell it what to do?!

PS - I didn't really know which "Windows Topic" to select! This is probably in the wrong place...

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