How do I make my Windows account an administrator?
- Select Start > Settings > Accounts.
- Under Family & other users, select the name of the account owner (you should see “Local account” below the name), then select Change account type.
- Under Account Type, select Administrator, and then select OK.
- Sign in with the new administrator account.
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How do I become a Windows administrator?
How to change administrator in Windows 10 through settings
- Click the Windows Start button.
- Then click Settings.
- Then select Accounts.
- Choose Family and other users.
- Click a user account in the Other Users panel.
- Then select Change account type.
- Choose Administrator from the Change account type dropdown menu.
How do I enable the administrator account?
In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type network user, and then press the Enter key. NOTE: You will see the admin and guest accounts listed. To activate the administrator account, type the command network user administrator /active:yes and then press the Enter key.
How do I switch to administrator in cmd?
How do I become administrator in cmd?
To start a command prompt as administrator (alternate method)
- Click the Start charm.
- Type cmd, right-click the Command Prompt tile, and then click Run as administrator.
How do you activate your administrator account?
To enable the built-in administrator account, follow these steps: Click Start, type cmd in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. In the list of search results, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. When prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
How do you enable the administrator account in Windows 7?
To enable the administrator account in Windows 7 or newer versions using the command prompt, please see the screenshot below and follow the instructions mentioned below: Run the command prompt (cmd.exe) as administrator ( right-click the command prompt and click “Run as administrator)”. Type the command: network / active user admin: yes.
How do I enable local administrator?
To enable the built-in local administrator account using the command prompt in Windows 10, follow these steps: Open Start. Search for Command Prompt, right-click on the top result and select Run as administrator.
How to deactivate the administrator?
The command line can also be used to enable and disable the administrator account. Open Start, type: CMD, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. Type the following command and press Enter: active /network user admin:yes. To disable it, type the following command and press Enter: