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Discus and support After updating to Windows 10 --- Windows made my ONLY account into a local account, and I... in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi there,I have tried everything from the Windows 10, Says I'm not the Administrator of my own computer any more. I have gone to settings>Accounts and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by AlyssaBalloons, Feb 5, 2023.

  1. After updating to Windows 10 --- Windows made my ONLY account into a local account, and I...


    Hi there,I have tried everything from the Windows 10, Says I'm not the Administrator of my own computer any more. I have gone to settings>Accounts and checked that I am the administrator.My account shows as Administrator.There is no one logged in under "family or other users"There is no one logged in under "access work or school.I have done cmd and run: net user administrator /active:yesI get System Error 5:"C:\Users\Alyssa>net user administrator /active:yes System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied.I have reran this command as the administrator and it says:C:\WINDOWS\system32>n

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    AlyssaBalloons, Feb 5, 2023
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  2. Zakin Win User

    Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

    Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

    I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

    It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

    EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown After updating to Windows 10 --- Windows made my ONLY account into a local account, and I... :(
     
    Zakin, Feb 5, 2023
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  3. Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

    • Launch the Store from your Start menu.
    • Click the user icon next to the search box.
    • Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
    • Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
    • When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”
    from Lifehacker
     
    Ahhzz, Feb 5, 2023
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  4. 95Viper Win User

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    95Viper, Feb 5, 2023
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