Windows 10: I cannot enable the default admin

I cannot enable the default admin AND the option of family and other users in settings is missing!!! I am in school m and need the privileges of an admin to download and make changes to my PERSONAL computer. I am completely stumped. What do I do if I cant sign in as an admin???????????

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admin password?

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

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Enable Default Administrator on Windows

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to enable settings to gain full access of the PC.



You can achieve this by enabling the default administrator on your PC. However, we cannot link it with another user account. Default administrator has permissions to access all the settings and features without any UAC prompts.
Please follow the steps to enable the default administrator on the PC.

1. Open Start Menu and type
   CMD.
   
2. Now right click on it and click on
   Run as administrator.
   
3. Type the following command to enable hidden administrator:
   net user administrator /active:yes
   
4. Restart the PC and then try logging in to the
   Administrator account.
   

Note: The default administrator account is usually used to troubleshoot issues, it is recommended to create an administrator account instead of using the default administrator
account.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Lost default photo viewer after profile rebuild

Thanks Brink. I've tried those steps before i started searching Google. After the profile rebuild i don't have the Photo app listed to choose to make it default in either the system settings for default apps or the Open With option.

I can't even find it doing a search. Seems to have been removed somehow with the profile rebuild, which doesn't make sense.

Might be helpful to list what i've done I've done the open with check, the choose default program in the system menu, tried that in device manager default programs also. I've checked the programs and features Turn windows features on/off and it's not listed there (never thought it was but that was a suggestion), searched the MS Store, it's not listed there either.

I don't like playing in the registry unless i have defined steps and haven't found anything for this yet, just the Win7 version like in my OP.