Windows 10: I am no longer an admin

Discus and support I am no longer an admin in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; I lent my laptop to grandkids for remote learning. Then it broke and I am trying to fix it. Now I have it back and feel I have to re-install windows.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by J_Wellington_Wimpy, Apr 21, 2021.

  1. J_WELLINGTON_WIMPY
    J_Wellington_Wimpy Win User

    I am no longer an admin


    I lent my laptop to grandkids for remote learning. Then it broke and I am trying to fix it.

    Now I have it back and feel I have to re-install windows. But I no longer have admin authority. Is there a way to extract the existing Windows activation key? Is there a way to make myself an admin?

    I can mount the SSD to another Windows where I do have admin authority.

    :)
     
    J_Wellington_Wimpy, Apr 21, 2021
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  2. NAMSLAS90
    Namslas90 Win User

    admin password?

    You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

    *Toast :toast:
     
    Namslas90, Apr 21, 2021
    #2
  3. MATT18
    Matt18 Win User
    admin rights keep disappearing!?!!

    Hi guys,

    I am actually having a problem at work that our IT department hasn't been able to figure out. I am supposed to be a member of the admin group. We are on a domain. The problem is that everytime I reboot the computer I loose my admin rights(no longer in the administrator group) and just become a normal user again. I have tried googling this and didn't get to many results.
    I believe IT is just giving me local admin rights, not admin rights for the whole domain.

    Any suggestions?

    EDIT: It is on Windows XP Pro.
     
    Matt18, Apr 21, 2021
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    I am no longer an admin

    running DOS as ADMIN

    I suggested that in post #4 but @bromberg doesn't seem to have tried it yet...
     
    Bree, Apr 21, 2021
    #4
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