Windows 10: Lost my Administrator Privileges in Windows 10 - need help!

Discus and support Lost my Administrator Privileges in Windows 10 - need help! in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Darn, I forgot to ask....Do I need to do the following? [img] But, I do remember to deactivate my Anti-Virus before the reinstall. Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by Razz, Mar 28, 2017.

  1. Razz Win User

    Lost my Administrator Privileges in Windows 10 - need help!


    Darn, I forgot to ask....Do I need to do the following?


    Lost my Administrator Privileges in Windows 10 - need help! [​IMG]


    But, I do remember to deactivate my Anti-Virus before the reinstall.
     
  2. Razz Win User

    Just to let you know, the reinstall went well. Hopefully it'll be a long time before I need your help again. Thanks again Bree. Have a nice life!
     
  3. Bree New Member
    Glad to hear that it went well, thanks for reporting back.
     
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