Windows 10: How to change the administrator without knowing the password to the administrator account

Discus and support How to change the administrator without knowing the password to the administrator account in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; This laptop was gifted to me, There are two accounts on it, my account and the other person's account who previously used this laptop. I tried to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by astroica, Oct 24, 2022.

  1. astroica Win User

    How to change the administrator without knowing the password to the administrator account


    This laptop was gifted to me, There are two accounts on it, my account and the other person's account who previously used this laptop. I tried to download something and it told me that I had to use the pin of the administrator's account for it to make changes, but I don't know the password. I also don't have any contact info of the person who previously used the laptop. Is it possible for me to change the administrator account even though I don't know the password or should I give up?

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    astroica, Oct 24, 2022
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  2. Snake05 Win User

    Boot into Windows as administrator

    You set up the admin password when installing XP, but most the time people believe it is for their individual account and not the Administrator one. As for Vista, like stated before, the initial account created is an administrator account, and if necessary, you may need to right click certain programs to "Run as Administrator"
     
    Snake05, Oct 24, 2022
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  3. simrick Win User
    How to revert local account to administrator acc.


    Hello. I am not sure I understand the question. Let me see:

    • You had an administrative account (local, not MS).
    • You changed this administrative account to a limited account.
    • You want to change the limited account back to an administrative account.
    • You have another administrative account, but you don't know the password.

    Is this correct?

    You must be logged into an administrative account in order to give administrative rights to a local account.

    Does another user of the computer know the password to the administrative account?
    Did you create a password reset disk for the administrative account?
     
    simrick, Oct 24, 2022
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  4. Alboari Win User

    How to change the administrator without knowing the password to the administrator account

    How to revert local account to administrator acc.


    my error, I do not have another administrative account, and when I want to change the account type, I get a pop up, saying to type a password or fingerprint, so far good, but it tell me I need elevated rights, I was in the process to create a reset disk.,I can open cmd elevated from boot, then what do I do?
     
    Alboari, Oct 24, 2022
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