Windows 10: I was locked out of admin after using netplwiz

I was administrator on a school laptop and used netplwiz to change myself into device manager. I was then sent to my lock screen and put in my password. I then discover that everything is blocked, including cmd, regedit, gpedit.msc and netplwiz. A friend of mine also did this and it worked out for Him. How do i fix this or get my admin back? This is windows 11

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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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Netplwiz deleted my Admin account!

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.

• Are both the accounts listed under Advance User Accounts Control Panel (Netplwiz)?
  

If yes, to convert your main account to an administrator account, you may try any of the methods listed below.



Method 1

From Control Panel:

1. Login to the new account (which is currently the admin account).
2. Open ‘Control Panel’ and click on ‘Change
   account type’.
3. Select the main account (which is currently the standard one).
4. Click on ‘Change the account type’ link.
5. Select ‘Administrator’ and then click ‘Change Account Type’.

Method 2

From Advance User Accounts Control panel:

1. Login to the new account (which is currently the admin account).
2. Press ‘Win + R’ keys together on the keyboard to open the Run dialog and type the following into the Run box:
   netplwiz
3. Select the main account (which is currently the standard one), click on ‘Properties’.
4. Under ‘Group Membership’, select ‘Administrator’ and Apply the changes.

Note:

To make any prominent changes on the computer that seeks the admin privilege, we need to login as an administrator.



Regards,

 

Locked Out of Admin Account

Hello Linda,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. Are you using a Microsoft account or a local account?
   
2. Which version of Windows 10 you are using currently?
   
3. Is the other user account an admin account?
   

I suggest you to try using the on screen keyboard at the login page and check if you are able to login to the PC.

1. At the login screen click on the
   ease of access icon at the bottom right hand corner.
   
2. Click on the on screen keyboard to open it.
   
3. Type the password and try to login.
   

If you are using a Microsoft account, I suggest you to refer the article on

how to reset your Microsoft account password.



However, if you are using a local account, then I suggest you to refer the article on

reset your Windows 10 local account password.



Note: While performing these steps, there might be a risk of data loss. You may take a backup of the data before performing the steps.



Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator