How to Become an Administrator on Windows 10
This guide will walk you through how to become an administrator in Windows 10.
Step 1: Click the search button and type “cmd.” Press enter to open the Command Prompt window.
Step 2: Type net user administrator /active:yes and press Enter on your keyboard. This command will allow you to log in as an administrator when you reboot your computer.
Step 3: Click the Start button, then click Settings. Select Update & Security > Activation from the menu on the left side of your screen. In the resulting window, select Change Product Key from the menu on the right side of your screen.
Step 4: Enter a valid product key from Microsoft’s website and click Next. This will activate Windows 10 Pro with a clean install of Windows 10 Pro as well as provide full access to all features of your copy of Windows 10 Pro (such as changing settings and certain apps).
If you’re trying to figure out how to become an administrator on Windows 10, then you’ve come to the right place.
There are actually two different ways you can become an administrator on Windows 10:
- You can do it with a password.
- You can do it with a PIN.
In this article, we’ll be focusing on how to become an admin using your password as the main method of authentication.
How To Become Administrator On Windows 10
With power comes responsibility, which is why Windows 10 comes with two account types, Standard and Administrator. An administrator has access to everything and can make changes to the system, registry and pretty much anything they like within Windows. That power needs careful control, which is why the administrator account is disabled by default. If you want to become an administrator in Windows 10 you need to enable it. Here’s how to do it.
Become an administrator in Windows 10
There are three ways to enable the administrator account. They are Local Security Policy, Computer Management and command prompt. I tend to use Computer Management or command prompt.
1. Right click This PC in Windows Explorer and select Manage from the options.
2. Select Local Users and Groups in the left pane and select Users.
3. Highlight Administrators in the middle pane, right click and select Properties.
4. Uncheck ‘Account is disabled’ and click OK.
The administrator account is now enabled, giving full control over the computer.
Using the command prompt to enable the administrator account in Windows 10
Using the command prompt to enable the admin account takes just a couple of seconds.
1. Open a CMD window as an administrator.
2. Type or paste ‘net user administrator /active:yes’ into the window and press Enter.
3. To disable the account, type or paste ‘net user administrator /active:no’ and press Enter.
If you decide to enable the administrator account and you share your computer with others, now might be a good time to enable password login…
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Codycake7890
Apr 26, 202020100
I’m Not Allowed To Manage
Codycake7890
Apr 26, 202020100
Cause Of Admin
Colif
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Can you make your own post? this is a 4 year old tutorial. I am going to close this now.
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