Windows 10: Change Account Type is greyed out in Windows 11/10

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If you cannot change your User Account type and see the Change Account Type button greyed out in Windows 11/10, this guide will help you fix it. There are different types of accounts on Windows. They are Admin, Standard, Work, School, Child, Guest accounts. Each account has a function and the Admin account has all […]

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The option to change the account type to "Administrator" and "Change Account Type" procedure button is greyed out

Background: Purchased my desktop and erroneously (arrogantly) changed the built-in "Administrator" account name to my username. Never created a new account to set with administrator privileges.

Upgraded my desktop to Windows 10. Some of my applications are now not automatically activating certain add-ins such as my Bluebeam PDF printer, etc. Seems to be associated with being logged in as administrator or having administrator privileges.

I have tried to sign in with the administrator login to Windows 10 and used Control Panel to check the account type of my regular login account. I am listed as "Administrator" on the account description but the radio button for changing the account types
is defaulted to "Standard User" and the option to change the account type to "Administrator" and "Change Account Type" procedure button is greyed out. I am hesitant to first change the account type back to "Standard User" then attempt to change it back to
"Administrator" to see if that resolves the add-in problem. Any suggestions? Especially if I attempt to change the user account type back and forth?

 

How to change account type from admin to standard -WIN 10 HOME VERSION

I'd like to convert my dad's local Windows account from administrator to standard user for safer browsing. I created a new administrator account on his laptop but still can't change his account type because in the Change Account Type window the checkbox for standard user is greyed out.

I tried following the suggestion to use Administrator Tools-Computer Management-Local Users and Groups-Users-Administrator-Uncheck "Account is disabled" but on the Home version of Windows 10 the "local users and groups" isn't available.

I'd appreciate any suggestions.

 

How to change account type from admin to standard -WIN 10 HOME VERSION

So you trying to do this:
Settings,
Accounts,
Family & other users,
{Dad's account},
Change account type,
dropdown list - Standard user,
OK.

What exactly is greyed out? The OK button?

Denis