Windows 10: How do I regain administrator status on my PC

Discus and support How do I regain administrator status on my PC in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; About two weeks ago I selected one HP printer and the other HP printer ran the job. Weird? Then, I wanted to scan a document to make a PDF file, and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by TomHuntley, Mar 31, 2020.

  1. How do I regain administrator status on my PC


    About two weeks ago I selected one HP printer and the other HP printer ran the job. Weird? Then, I wanted to scan a document to make a PDF file, and could not launch the scanner app for my HP laserjet 281 fwd printer. When I tried to diagnose the problem, my printer 281 printer did not show up, but the 402 did. Really weird! OK...let's delete and reinstall the 281 printer s/w. Error message said I couldn't because I needed to log in as an administrator. That prompted a scrub of my windows 10 install in search of errors. Some were found and corrected. Back to the printer. After that, I tried the run as administrator trick again and still no luck. The 281 app shows up in the list of applications, yet I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO DELETE IT, NOR CAN I MAKE IT WORK! Frustrated in Michigan.

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    TomHuntley, Mar 31, 2020
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  2. Karla Alm Win User

    how to regain administrator account after signing to windows 10

    Hello,

    To assist you better, we would like to know more. Kindly clarify the following:

    • Is your Administrator account a Microsoft account or not?
    • What do you mean by regaining? Do you mean you cannot access your Administrator account?

    Thank you.
     
    Karla Alm, Mar 31, 2020
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  3. Brian Cab Win User
    Enabling administrative status on user account

    Hi Jordan,

    To address your concern, You can do the following steps provided below:

    • Create a new account and set it as Administrator.
    • Log in to the new account and set your original account as Administrator from there.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Brian Cab, Mar 31, 2020
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  4. Bree Win User

    How do I regain administrator status on my PC

    Administrator level User

    Use Option Five again, but this time boot from a Windows 10 install usb or recovery drive. You only get asked to select an administrator account if you boot from the system's own Advanced Startup.
     
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