Windows 10: Recovery of the deleted In-Built Administrator.

Hi


I wanted to change my user profile folder name 'current_name' to 'new_name' as the current_name was a complex and ugly name. I followed a youtube video to change the name by activating the built-in Administrator by typing


net user Administrator /active:yes


in CMD in administrator mode


and so on. The method failed in changing the name. I didn't had the idea of activating and deactivating of built-in Administrator account. So I thought that this is just another administrator account and wanted to delete it. I tried several methods by going to control panel, settings run command etc to delete the account. No method found. I followed a method from the internet and went to Win+R


regedit>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SAM>SAM>Domains>Account>Users>Administrator

Right click on the administrator and deleted the administrator.


And poof, the administrator is gone. Now I realized that there was no need to delete it and just deactivating by


net user administrator /active:no


in CMD was enough. If I now run


net user


the CMD returned


User accounts for \\LAPTOP-'MMMMM'



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DefaultAccount Guest user name

user name WDAGUtilityAccount

The command completed successfully.




in CMD, I can only see other normal administrator accounts but not 'Administrator' account. I now got to know there is a special type of built-in Administrator account apart from normal administrator accounts. I don't why but I still CAN open cmd, powershell as 'Run as Administrator'. But when I run CMD as administrator and typed


net user Administrator /active:yes


the CMD returns


The user name could not be found


But now I want the Administrator account back!


I checked another method where it asked to boot the computer and activate the Administrator. But I do not want to stuck in this chain of problems any longer before I do something that I don't know. I learnt my lesson to not to mess with system administration.


I prefer answer in simple terms. Thank you!

:)

 

Windows10 think my local user admin as Built-in Administrator. App can't be openen using the built-in administrator account

Hi Abdullah,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand your concern about accessing the operating system. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you, I realize this may be frustrating. We are here to help you in resolving the issue.

This issue might have occurred due to corrupted system settings/ system files. Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to check if Built-in Administrator account is enabled. If so, try to disable.

Step 1: Follow the steps toDisable Built-in administrator.

• • Press Windows + X key together on your desktop screen.
    
  • Click on Command Prompt (admin) to open
    Command Prompt.
  • Type the following command and hit Enter:
  • net user administrator /active: no (Check for the spaces)
    

Restart the computer and check with the status of this issue.

Step 2: Also, I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by
Marilyn O on November 22, 2012 as this suggestion has helped many others and check if it helps you as well.

App can't open with built in administrator account


Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

 

"Built-in administrator" still denied access to many apps and functions

Hi Andy,

• What is the exact error message you are getting when you try to open apps?

I understand your concern about accessing the operating system. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you, I realize this may be frustrating. We are here to help you in resolving the issue.

This issue might have occurred due to corrupted system settings/ system files. Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Method 1: I suggest you to check if Built-in Administrator account is enabled. If so, try to disable.

Step 1: Follow the steps toDisable Built-in administrator.

• • Press Windows + X key together on your desktop screen.
    
  • Click on Command Prompt (admin) to open
    Command Prompt.
  • Type the following command and hit Enter:
  • net user administrator /active: no (Check for the spaces)
    

Restart the computer and check with the status of this issue.

Step 2: Also, I suggest you to refer to the below thread replied by
Marilyn O on November 22, 2012 as this suggestion has helped many others and check if it helps you as well.

App can't open with built in administrator account


Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.