How to Enable Hidden Administrator Account of Windows 10?

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While installing Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / Win 10, you may notice that at the end of the installation or setup, Windows prompts you to create a user account. Although it is Administrator of that Windows PC, Windows generates another superuser or elevated Administrator during the installation, but that account remains hidden by default due to security reasons.

The built-in Administrator is usually used to troubleshoot Windows. The built-in administrator account can run all programs by default, which means that the annoying UAC box will not appear when you attempt to run a program as administrator.

There are four ways to enable the built-in administrator account in Windows 10. You can enable it via Command Prompt, Local Users and Groups, or Local Security Policy.

How to enable the built-in administrator account in Windows 10?

First Method: Using Command Prompt

1. Open Command Prompt with administrative privilege. To open Command Prompt as an administrator, in Run box type %systemroot%/system32.

Run Window

2. Right-click on cmd.exe and choose run as Administrator.

Run as Administrator

3. When UAC prompt, click the Yes button.

5. Type the following in the command and press Enter from the keyboard.

net user administrator /active: yes

net user administrator

6. You will get the result, “The command completed successfully.”

7. Close the Command Prompt, and now your Administrator account is active.

Now, the Administrator account will also be visible on the Login Screen and the user account you have created at the time of Window installation.

To disable the Administrator account, use the following command:

net user administrator /active:no

Now, the Administrator account will be deactivated. Any data stored in the Administrator will not be erased.

Second Method: Local Security Policy

1. In the Run box, type secpol.msc, and then click “OK” to open Local Security Policy.

2. From the left pane of the Local Security Policy window, click Local Policies.

Local Security Policy

3. Click Security options.

Security Options

4. On the right-side top, double click “Accounts: Administrator account status” to open it.

5. Enable and click apply.

Third Method: Local Users and Groups

1. Open the Run command box by pressing Windows + R keys together.

2. Type lusrmgr.msc and then press the Enter key to open the Local Users and Groups window.

3. From the left pane, click the Users folder to see various account names in the middle pane.

4. Double-click on the Administrator entry in the middle pane to open properties.

5. Under the General tab, uncheck the option labeled Account is disabled, and then click the Apply button to enable the built-in admin account.

 

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