Windows 10: administrator rights

Discus and support administrator rights in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; i have accidently turned my administrator account to standard user account, i have tried everything to change it back but the PC is not allowing me to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by vrushtijadhavar, Jul 26, 2018.

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    i have accidently turned my administrator account to standard user account, i have tried everything to change it back but the PC is not allowing me to do so. what should i do to get all my administrator rights back?

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    vrushtijadhavar, Jul 26, 2018
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    We suggest creating a new local user account and delete the previous account. Check the article below and follow the steps given.

    Create a local user account in Windows 10

    Follow the steps below to delete user account.

    • Press Windows + X, select the Control Panel.
    • Click User accounts.
    • Click Manage other account.
    • Enter administrator account password if prompted.
    • Click the account which you want to delete.
    • Click Delete the account.
    • Restart PC.
    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Reymichael Ros, Jul 26, 2018
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    DougS9614, Jul 26, 2018
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    No Administrator Rights On The PC (Windows 10)

    Hi Fozia,

    We appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

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

    Step 1:

    To start Windows 10 in safe mode with command prompt:

    • Press Windows + I keys on the keyboard to open Settings menu.
    • Select Update & security and click on Recovery.
    • Go to Advanced startup and select
      Restart now
      .
    • After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot
      > Advanced options > Startup Settings >Restart.
    • After your PC restarts, select a startup setting as Safe Mode with command prompt by pressing the corresponding number.
    Step 2:

    Follow the below steps to enable Built in Administrator:


    • Open Command Prompt from Windows Recovery Environment.

    • Copy and paste the below command and press Enter.
    net user administrator /active:yes

    3. Close the Command Prompt.

    4. Try to login though Built in Administrator and change the other user account privileges to Administrator.

    5. You may create new user account also and assign the administrative privileges to the account.

    I hope the above information helps. Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    Kiran Kishore, Jul 26, 2018
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