Windows 10: administrator user name / password

I forgot my user name/password for my administrator account. How can I find this information. I need this to do different things. I have been unable to check ,fix ect. Is there resolution to this problem/

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User Account Control displays administrator names

Hi Devlin,

Thank you for replying and for taking the time to help me with this. I made the suggested adjustments for the standard user and it does prompt me to enter credentials, but only for the password. The username portion of the prompt displays both of the admin
accounts (names) I created on the machine. If possible I would like to have the prompt with blank boxes for the user name and the password.

 

Windows User name for administrator

Hi Tony,

If you wish to rename the Administrator account, you must first be logged on as the administrator to change the account name. Here are the steps on how to change the account username.

Method 1: Change Local user account name.

• Press Windows key + R > type netplwiz
  > OK.
• The User Accounts window will pop up, click User tab, then select the account that you'd like to change the name >
  Properties.
• On the General tab, enter the your desired user name >
  Apply > OK.
• Restart your computer.

Method 2: Change the user account if you're using a Microsoft account.

• Go to Settings.
• Select Accounts > Your Info.
• Click Manage my Microsoft account. This will take you to Microsoft account settings page.
• Select Edit name, then change the first and last name , and click
  Save.
• Restart your computer.

Feel free to post back should you need further assistance.

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User Account Control displays administrator names

Hi,

You may setup User Account Control to ask for the username and password though it will still depend on the user account type.

To change these settings, follow these steps:

To change the elevation prompt behavior for administrators

• 
  Click Start, click Accessories, click
  Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click
  OK.
  
• 
  From the Local Security Settings console tree, click Local Policies, and then click
  Security Options.
  
• 
  Scroll down to and double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators.
  
• 
  From the drop-down menu, select one of the following settings:
  
  • Elevate without prompting (tasks that request elevation will automatically run as elevated without prompting the administrator)
  • Prompt for credentials (this setting requires user name and password input before an application or task will run as elevated)
  • Prompt for consent (default setting for administrators)
• 
  Click OK.
  
• 
  Close the Local Security Settings window.
  

To change the elevation prompt behavior for standard users

• 
  Click Start, click Accessories, click
  Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click
  OK.
  
• 
  From the Local Security Settings console tree, click Local Policies, and then
  Security Options.
  
• 
  Scroll down to and double-click User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users.
  
• 
  From the drop-down menu, select one of the following settings:
  
  • Automatically deny elevation requests (standard users will not be able to run programs that require elevation, and they will not be prompted)
  • Prompt for credentials (this setting requires user name and password input before an application or task will run as elevated, and it is the default for standard users)
• 
  Click OK.
  
• 
  Close the Local Security Settings window.
  

Let us know how it goes.