Windows 10: Windows Firewall Disabled on even the hidden administrator account.

For some reason, the windows firewall is disabled on my computer and the option is grayed out on administrator accounts; including the hidden admin account. This is a personal computer and never used in a managed network. Under Settings, it says that some settings are managed by my organization and I cannot access, also gpedit will not run on the machine. SFC runs without issue and reports no errors. I have run a windows defender offline scan and three other malware detectors just to make sure the machine was not hijacked by malware, no detections. I have software on the machine that cannot be replaced without significant cost so I am hoping to fix rather wipe and clean install. Can anyone assist?

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'Hidden Administrator' account asking for password.

We would like to clarify how did you enable the Hidden Administrator account. We suggest using the
Local Security Policy to enable to hidden administrator in Windows 10. Kindly follow these steps:

• Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog.
• Type secpol.msc, and click on OK.
• In the left pane, click on the Local Policies folder to expand it, and click on the
  Security Options folder.
• In the right pane of Security Options, double click on
  Accounts: Administrator account status.
• Select Enabled, and click on OK.

Let us know whenever you need further assistance.

 

Forget hidden Administrator Account Password-Windows 10

Hi,

We would like to know more information regarding the issue that you are experiencing with the hidden administrator account. For better assistance, please answer the following questions:

• Why did you access the hidden administrator account?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Why did you create a password for it?

Regards.

 

Forget hidden Administrator Account Password-Windows 10

Thank you for providing the details. You can change the password of the hidden admin account by following the steps below.

• Press Windows key and type "cmd".
• Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
• Type this command: net user "UserName" "NewPassword".
  
  Type "administrator" in the "Username" and type the password that you want in the
  "NewPassword".
• Retype the password that you've created and close the Command Prompt.

These steps are intended for local accounts. And since the hidden admin account is considered a local account, you can apply these steps.

Let us know how that turned out for you.