Windows 10: Can't change back to administrator

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    Can't change back to administrator


    I tried to switch my account to Standard but it said it was the only administrator account so I made the Guest account administrator, but for some reason when I try to run something as administrator, it asks for the administrator's password which I didn't set in the Guest account. The account isn't disabled but it doesn't show up in the login screen, I tried enabling the default administrator account but I just get "the following error occurred while attempting to save properties for user administrator". I've tried to use cmd in safe mode, system restore and tried using the "Reset this pc" in

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    bobjoh, Jun 21, 2023
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  2. changing administrator

    Hi,

    Share this information to assist you better.

    • What are the steps you have tried to change the Admin rights?
    • How many accounts have you configured in your computer?
    Try the below steps if you have not tried:

    • Open Control Panel (Move the cursor to the lower/left corner of the screen and
      Right Click, select Control Panel on the menu.
    • In Control Panel, select User Accounts.
    • Select Manage another account.


    This will show all of the user accounts on the computer. If there is an Administrator account it will show that designation.

    • Sign Out and log on with any Administrator Account.
    • Go back to Control Panel/User Accounts.
    • Select Manage another account and then select the Standard account you wish to change.
    • Select the Change Account Type option.
    • Select the Administrator option to change the account and click the
      Change Account Type button.
    If there are no other Administrator Accounts, let us know and we can try another recovery method.



    Let us know what you find.
     
    Rakesh Narayanaswamy, Jun 21, 2023
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  3. how to change administrator on my computer

    Hi,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

    As I understand that your administrator account has been changed to another account as administrator. We will help you to resolve the issue.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the account settings as administrator and check if it helps.

    1. In the search type as “user accounts”.

    2. Click on “change your account types”.

    3. All the user accounts will be listed there, under your account you can select as administrator.

    4. The account will be changed to administrator.

    Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.
     
    Karthicka_R, Jun 21, 2023
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  4. Can't change back to administrator

    How to change main administrator on Windows 10 for HP?

    Hello,

    Kindly try the below steps to change the account type from Admin to Standard account and check if this helps.

    • Press Windows key + X.
    • Select Control Panel.
    • Click on User accounts.
    • Under make changes to your account, click on
      Manage another account.
    • Select the account which you want to change.
    • Now click on change the account type.
    • Select Standard
      and click on Change the Account Type to change the account type.

    To enable the built in admin account, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check.

    • In search type "cmd" and right click on the command prompt and open as Administrator (Elevated command prompt).
    • In the elevated Command Prompt, type the following command and then press Enter key.
    Net user administrator /active:yes, close the Command Prompt.

    • Restart PC, then you will be able to see Administrator account.

    To hide the Admin account, use the below command:

    net user administrator /active:no

    Write to us, if you need further assistance.

    Thank You.
     
    ThofikhAhamad, Jun 21, 2023
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