Windows 10: Accidently lost Admin account

Discus and support Accidently lost Admin account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Was playing around with settings on my computer to ensure I do not need a password to log in, but once I set that up, I got locked out of admin. When I... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by i8u2manytimes, Feb 21, 2016.

  1. I8U2MANYTIMES
    i8u2manytimes Win User

    Accidently lost Admin account


    Was playing around with settings on my computer to ensure I do not need a password to log in, but once I set that up, I got locked out of admin. When I try to open files that require admin, it asks to insert admin details however does not give a box to type in username or password.

    :)
     
    i8u2manytimes, Feb 21, 2016
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  2. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User

    Don't remember password on my administrator account

    System Restore (rstrui.exe) should restore the previous state.

    Having a fully tested spare admin account would avoid such accidents.
     
    Frederik Long, Feb 21, 2016
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  3. RAMESH SRINIVASAN
    Ramesh Srinivasan Win User
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Feb 21, 2016
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  4. PHILC43
    philc43 Win User

    Accidently lost Admin account

    Hello and welcome to TenForums!

    If you can, use system restore to revert back to a previous point when things were working. and then you can try again to avoid entering the password by using the following tutorial. Due to the fact that you seem to have lost Admin rights you may find this difficult to do unless you can boot from a recovery disk and access the advanced startup options.

    Sign in User Account Automatically at Windows 10 Startup

    If you really did want to remove a password from your account you can do this (but I suggest you are more secure with a password):

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...dows-10-a.html
     
    philc43, Feb 21, 2016
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