Windows 10: Administrator Help Please

Discus and support Administrator Help Please in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello All. Let me start by saying that I know next to nothing about Windows... I got this PC running Windows 10 Home back from my son who used it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Mikes#962, Nov 15, 2020.

  1. Mikes#962 Win User

    Administrator Help Please


    Hello All. Let me start by saying that I know next to nothing about Windows... I got this PC running Windows 10 Home back from my son who used it throughout college. He set me up with a separate local account, but left himself as the administrator. I have changed my local account to have me as the admin and tried downloading some 3D software only to find that I can't do that. He does not know how to get rid of his life on here, so I'm looking to the community for help. Do I do a Reset or Fresh Start? In reading the instructions it's unclear to me how to get rid of him, and his files, and be able to make myself the only admin on the system and still have MS Office??? Thank you in advance for your help.

    :)
     
    Mikes#962, Nov 15, 2020
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  2. angus Win User

    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
     
    angus, Nov 15, 2020
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  3. help to remote connect

    not sure how to use both programs u 2 suggested, i need more helpful steps thanks
     
    Corduroy_Jr, Nov 15, 2020
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  4. Arun B J Win User

    Administrator Help Please

    Administrator

    Hi,



    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



    I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

    I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    • Go to all Settings
    • Select Accounts.
    • Select Family and other user.
    • Select the user account at the right side of the window.
    • After selecting the user account change the Account type to Administrator and check if it helps.


    Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.
     
    Arun B J, Nov 15, 2020
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