Windows 10: The Mystery of the Administrator

Discus and support The Mystery of the Administrator in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; My Administrator has vanished. It seems that he has gone to Hogwarts. From the below photos, can someone tell me how to bring him back? Who is Owner?... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by DavidCamilleri1, Nov 20, 2020.

  1. The Mystery of the Administrator


    My Administrator has vanished. It seems that he has gone to Hogwarts. From the below photos, can someone tell me how to bring him back? Who is Owner? Why not Administrator? Thank you for your patience.




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    DavidCamilleri1, Nov 20, 2020
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  2. angus Win User

    Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


    Hello,
    Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
    I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
    I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
    Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
    I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
    Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
    Cheers
     
    angus, Nov 20, 2020
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  3. jimbobs Win User
    Administrator level User

    Got the laptop. It's a Lenovo G500 so possibly has Lenovo stuff in the way? Anyway, booted it normally and it opens into a regular account without admin privileges. Rebooted it into Recovery mode (per Option 5) and get Lenovo logo and Preparing Automatic Repair message; then Select Account + "You need to sign in as an administrator to continue but there aren't any administrator accounts on this PC". There is an option "Forgot your password or don't see your account?" but selecting that brings up a screen which should list admin accounts but there aren't any. Pressing the only option on that page Restart leads eventually to a BSOD with Stop code: 0xc00002e3 (which I know is misconfigured o/s or missing or damaged system files).

    Can anybody suggest next steps in resolving this?
     
    jimbobs, Nov 20, 2020
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  4. Bree Win User

    The Mystery of the Administrator

    Administrator level User

    Use Option Five again, but this time boot from a Windows 10 install usb or recovery drive. You only get asked to select an administrator account if you boot from the system's own Advanced Startup.
     
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