Windows 10: why am i not the administrator?

Discus and support why am i not the administrator? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I am so curious as to why I am not the administrator to the laptop that I purchased for my own personal use. Someoneplease tell me why and what the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Win10destroyedmylife, Oct 9, 2020.

  1. WIN10DESTROYEDMYLIFE
    Win10destroyedmylife Win User

    why am i not the administrator?


    I am so curious as to why I am not the administrator to the laptop that I purchased for my own personal use. Someoneplease tell me why and what the hell is the difference between a local account and my account withMicrosoft 365. I want to be able to see settings that are "some settings are hidden or disabledcheck with your school or organization's member to allow you permission." What the heck? i am the sole owner the sole subscriber the only person that has ever used this account and this laptop. I havepurchased regretfully 365 because on my last laptop when i upgraded towindows 10 Microsoft turned it off or erased it then my laptop crashed. So i have this brand new laptop and i need to change settings that are important to me. I do not want to go to the commandPMT every time I need to change something I want to make me the ADMINISTRATOR PERMANTLY. Do not answer this with questions about my laptops name date of birth and level ofoperating system and all that B.S. Just tell me how to make me the ADMINISTRATOR of my own damn laptop.

    :)
     
    Win10destroyedmylife, Oct 9, 2020
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  2. ANGUS
    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, Oct 9, 2020
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  3. JIMBOBS
    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, Oct 9, 2020
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  4. BREE
    Bree Win User

    why am i not 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.
     
    Bree, Oct 9, 2020
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