Windows 10: Needing an administrator password

Discus and support Needing an administrator password in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; Not having an administrator password is causing all the usual problems. On settings I wind up on one account that I use pin.. When I first turn pc on... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by CleverDjeida, May 6, 2016.

  1. CLEVERDJEIDA
    CleverDjeida Win User

    Needing an administrator password


    Not having an administrator password is causing all the usual problems.
    On settings I wind up on one account that I use pin..
    When I first turn pc on I am already informed that my sign-in/password is wrong but I have not done anything yet. I hit the OK button and 2 accounts are shown. So I have to use the pin to start. The account is named "Other"
    Control Panel only shows 1 account and that is the Administrator (needs password) and no place to enter one.
    Tried making Microsoft Accounts, enabling hidden administrator, even when I get a security code that will work but then the password does not work.
    Going thru all the files and folders I can see, occasionally I will see the computer owner which correct EXCEPT the name is all in capital letters. I named the same name but not all caps. My current name only the 1st letter is in caps
    I am the person who did something with playing around in the settings(?) not the registry. As a couple of weeks ago my account was "Local Administrator" now it is "Local password protected"*Think

    I'm 70 yrs old and this is causing me to get more gray hairs

    :)
     
    CleverDjeida, May 6, 2016
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  2. BOBSTRINGH
    BobStringh Win User

    Unable to enable or even disable hidden Administrator password. "need administrator password

    *O.T.> Administrator password (s)

    Unable to enable or even disable hidden Administrator password. "need administrator password"

    Cannot change User Account types "need administrator password"

    Cannot do any resets or restores "need administrator password"

    Cannot uninstalled useless programs "need administrator password"

    Only have local account and Microsoft account.

    Did not make password recovery disk.

    Administrator password worked for a while. I the played with enable/disable hidden ... etc then problem started.

    Help of any kind appreciated.

    Bob
     
    BobStringh, May 6, 2016
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  3. KARLAGOMEZ_12
    KarlaGomez_12 Win User
    administrator password

    i forgot i had put and administrator password on my laptop and i cant get in it anymore. i need to install something and it keeps telling me put put my administrator password it and wont let me click yes and takes me out of installation because it needs
    the administrator password. how do i reset the administrator password or whatever
     
    KarlaGomez_12, May 6, 2016
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  4. SIMRICK
    simrick Win User

    Needing an administrator password

    simrick, May 6, 2016
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  5. CLEVERDJEIDA
    CleverDjeida Win User
    so far nothing has worked as immediately asked for Administrators permission/permission.
    But in the other account I use pin and I am in?
    Checking my settings for that account it just shows that just a pin is need to open but nothing else is need.
    User accounts in Control Panel "users" it show just the admin. account and UAC informs the usual "needs admin. pass. etc.
    I have PowerShell on instead of command prompts. and get basically same
    I am only person on or using PC so this having to have a Microsoft Account, Local user Administrator etc. Has me bewildered.
    I have reset passwords and many so many account I an still just as lost.
    Would starting out in a "Safe" mode help make changes.

    Thanks
     
    CleverDjeida, May 11, 2016
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  6. SIMRICK
    simrick Win User
    Okay, help me out here, because I am a little confused on the user accounts. Please give me a layout of what exists. Depending on your answer, I have a couple of ideas.

    Username>MS or Local account> administrator or not>can/cannot access

    Thanks.
     
    simrick, May 11, 2016
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  7. CLEVERDJEIDA
    CleverDjeida Win User
    CleverDjeida, May 30, 2016
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  8. CLEVERDJEIDA
    CleverDjeida Win User

    Needing an administrator password

    Account I can on shows it to be local password protected account. I can sign-into a couple of MS accounts. But nothing I see allows me to change anything other than name or password.
    I can sign-in,sign-off, start, restart but nothing changes.
     
    CleverDjeida, May 30, 2016
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  9. SIMRICK
    simrick Win User
    simrick, May 31, 2016
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  10. SLARTYBART
    Slartybart Win User
    copy this command

    reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s > %TEMP%\profList.txt
    Launch Command Prompt (Admin)
    Right click to paste the copied command (you might have to press enter to execute the command)

    Attach %TEMP%\profList.txt to your next post.
     
    Slartybart, Apr 5, 2018
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