Windows 10: Changing Admin account on Windows 10 device

Discus and support Changing Admin account on Windows 10 device in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; Hello, We have a family laptop which had one user profile which we all used, i bought a game for my daughter and to install it I had to log on to the... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by RobertLyne1, Jul 12, 2020.

  1. Changing Admin account on Windows 10 device


    Hello,

    We have a family laptop which had one user profile which we all used, i bought a game for my daughter and to install it I had to log on to the laptop with my Microsoft account. I did this and it set me as an administrator and took our family profile and made it mine.

    I then added my wife to the users group but she gets new desktop and file structure etc. The thing is she uses this laptop more than me, so how do I swap our profiles over so she sees what she is used to.

    Or can I remove the Microsoft account log ins and go back to our old family log in.

    Please help

    :)
     
    RobertLyne1, Jul 12, 2020
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  2. C0zzie Win User

    How to change admin user account name?

    ah so main admin account is 'wizzle' which is what I am currently on
    I make another account called 'wizzle2' (with admin rights)
    I sign out of 'wizzle' and sign into 'wizzle2'.
    And once signed into 'wizzle2', then I do the command prompt step and find the SID for 'wizzle' that is listed and go from there?
     
    C0zzie, Jul 12, 2020
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  3. Vesao Win User
    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Jul 12, 2020
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  4. Zakin Win User

    Changing Admin account on Windows 10 device

    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 Changing Admin account on Windows 10 device :(
     
    Zakin, Jul 12, 2020
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