Windows 10: "computer locked by an administrator. Ask administrator to unlock"

Teegan Guthrie · Nov 25, 2024

Hi,I locked my computer via my phone on administration lock. Computer is now telling me "computer locked by an administrator. Ask administrator to unlock". Cannot find anyway to unlock. Im using a standard account and theres no other accounts to my computer. Please help!

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95Viper · Nov 25, 2024

Network Administrator

General info --> Network administrator

You may be better off looking at the job descriptions for some of the businesses you wish to do the job for; as, some companies have varying duties and requirements.

This is a sample at Monster.com:
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Network Administrator Sample Job Description

This network administrator sample job description can assist in your creating a job application that will attract job candidates who are qualified for the job. Feel free to revise this job description to meet your specific job duties and job requirements.
Description: Network Administrator

Network Administrator Job Purpose: Maintains computing environment by identifying network requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring network performance.
Network Administrator Job Duties:

Establishes network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols.

Establishes network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, goodput, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.

Maintains network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.

Secures network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintaining documentation.

Prepares users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support.

Upgrades network by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements.

Meets financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses.

Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

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This is another sample from America's Job Exchange:

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Sample
Network Administrator Job Description
Summary
Responsible for designing, organizing, modifying, installing, and supporting a company's computer systems. Designs and installs LANs, WANs, Internet and intranet systems, and network segments.
Primary responsibilities

Install and support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, and intranet systems.

Install and maintain network hardware and software.

Analyze and isolate issues.

Monitor networks to ensure security and availability to specific users.

Evaluate and modify system's performance.

Identify user needs.

Determine network and system requirements.

Maintain integrity of the network, server deployment, and security.

Ensure network connectivity throughout a company's LAN/WAN infrastructure is on par with technical considerations.

Design and deploy networks.

Perform network address assignment.

Assign routing protocols and routing table configuration.

Assign configuration of authentication and authorization of directory services.

Maintain network facilities in individual machines, such as drivers and settings of personal computers as well as printers.

Maintain network servers such as file servers, VPNgateways, intrusion detection systems.

Administer servers, desktop computers, printers, routers, switches, firewalls, phones, personal digital assistants, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches.

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DanTheBanjoman · Nov 25, 2024

Boot into Windows as administrator

Select other user and type administrator and the corresponding password?

You could try to Google before asking everything.

Frederik Long · Nov 25, 2024

Administrator lock

I bought my old laptop from work over twoyears ago and has been locked to administrator, they said that they were going to unlock it but never have and now they have gone into administration.
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Best to ask your former employer for an admin account & password. Their network administrator would still be around.

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