Windows 10: Existing child account - how to make a new Admin account

Discus and support Existing child account - how to make a new Admin account in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Hi. I'm getting a bit confused about how to set up child's laptop with me as an Administrator. I've read a few internet articles but they all seem to... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Hazel123, Oct 15, 2015.

  1. Hazel123 Win User

    Existing child account - how to make a new Admin account


    Hi. I'm getting a bit confused about how to set up child's laptop with me as an Administrator. I've read a few internet articles but they all seem to start by assuming that you have set up the computer in your own name first and are then adding a child. I put the child's name in when installing W10 and they currently have a standard user account with a password. When I go into add a family member it asks for a microsoft account email. Now presumably that is asking for the child's microsoft account email (which he doesn't have) - so I assume I don't put my own microsoft account email in there. In which case I can't work out how to set up an account as an adult admin on a family account, without creating a microsoft account for the child first. Any tips please!

    :)
     
    Hazel123, Oct 15, 2015
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    A new or existing adult account works. A new or existing child account does not work. I can make the Windows Store work with an adult account, but in that case I lose all control and my child (the user of the phone) disconnects from the family account,
    can no longer sync settings or files through OneDrive. This is not a good solution, but it can be a last-resort backup.
     
    Deniz Tortop, Oct 15, 2015
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  3. Changing Administrator account in windows 10

    I don't want to add child account. I want to remove admin account and add new admin account. your answer helps in creating a child account not admin.

    Thank you
     
    sukeshreddyarmoor, Oct 15, 2015
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  4. joya Win User

    Existing child account - how to make a new Admin account

    By default, the user account that was set up during Windows 10 installation should be an administrative account. Windows seems to only allow to create a standard or limited account after logging into Windows. How do you know the account you've added is a standard account?
     
  5. Hazel123 Win User
    Thanks! I've gone back to Windows 7 now - there was no driver for screen resolution for that particular machine. If they start making a GMA 3600 driver I will reinstall with my own name on the computer set up and then add the child afterwards.
     
    Hazel123, Apr 5, 2018
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