Windows 10: I created a second account and made the second account Administrator. Now my files are...

I created a second Microsoft account some time ago and thought it had it had its own name and and email account. Discovered today it does not so I have spent last two days try to separate the accounts and it seems impossible. My brain is trying to keep it all straight but clearly the laptop system cannot either because each time I login the wrong account pops up.

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Is it advisable/useful to have a second (full) Administrator account?

Firstly, I should say that someone suggested this Forum to me and it's one of the most useful things that I have come across on the Internet!
I read somewhere that one way to safeguard your system is to create a second Administrator account in addition to the one that is built-in in Windows, so that should there be a problem with the "original" Administrator account you would use the second one to restore the first one.
If this is indeed advisable, what are the steps to do it? I presume that I should password-protect the second Administrator account.
Would I have the second Administrator account always enabled and the original Administrator account always disabled?

 

Is it advisable/useful to have a second (full) Administrator account?

Yes, my secondary account is equivalent to the built-in Administrator account. However, I am not allowed to logon to the computer with that account.

Yes, having a second account with Admin rights is always a good idea. Most people accomplish this by having their normal everyday account added to the local Admins group. So, that ends up being their primary admin account, and the admin account at install time is their backup, emergency admin account.

 

Is it advisable/useful to have a second (full) Administrator account?

@pparks1 is your secondary account equivalent to the built-in Administrator account?

This is what is confusing me: The default Administrator account which is created when Windows is installed and the built-in (normally disabled) Administrator Account that apparently has elevated rights. Should (or could) I create a second Administrator Account for safety's sake in an emergency, like the one which is built-in?