This wikiHow teaches you how to get administrator privileges on any Windows computer. To do this, you must be logged into the computer with an administrator account. If you are already logged in with an administrator account, you can activate the hidden "Administrator" account to get administrator privileges at any time. If you can access the User Accounts menu, you can grant access rights to your own account, either through a hidden administrator account or another account.
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Method 1 of 3: Enabling the Hidden Administrator Account
Step 1. Open the Start menu
by clicking the Windows logo in the lower-left corner of the screen.
- For this step to work, you must be signed in to an account with administrator privileges.
- If you want to grant administrator privileges to another account, read the bottom of this article.
Step 2. Enter the command prompt
You will see Command Prompt at the top of the Start window.
Step 3. Right click
Command Prompt.
You will see a drop-down menu.
If you don't have a right-click button, use two fingers to click or tap the trackpad. You can also click the far right of the trackpad instead of the right-click button
Step 4. Click Run as administrator on the menu
Step 5. Click Yes when prompted to open a command line with administrator privileges
Step 6. Enable hidden Administrator account
Enter the command:
net user administrator /active:yes to the command line window and press Enter.
From now on, you can use the hidden Administrator account on your computer by starting the computer in safe mode
Method 2 of 3: Accessing the Hidden Administrator Account
Step 1. Restart the computer to the Advanced Options screen
Open menu Start
click Power
then hold down Shift while Windows restarts.
You can release the Shift key once the Advanced Options screen appears
Step 2. Click the lock-shaped Troubleshoot icon on the Advanced Options screen
Step 3. Click on the Advanced options option near the bottom of the screen
Step 4. Click the Startup Settings option on the right of the screen
You will see an option to restart the computer.
Step 5. Click Restart near the bottom of the list
Step 6. Guess
Step 4. to select the "Safe Mode" option and restart the computer in safe mode
This process may take a few minutes.
Step 7. Click the Administrator tab in the lower left corner of the screen to log in to the Administrator account
To open this tab, you may need to click it several times
Method 3 of 3: Changing Standard Account Access Rights
Step 1. Press Win+R key to access the "Run" dialog box
If you use the Administrator account in safe mode, this shortcut is the best way to open "Run" because the Start menu is not always accessible.
If you are already logged into another administrator account, you can directly click Start.
Step 2. Enter the netplwiz command and press Enter to open the User Accounts window
If you are using the Start menu to enter commands, click netplwiz at the top of the Start window.
Step 3. Select your account name or username
If you share a computer, you may need to scroll through to find the right account.
Step 4. Click the Properties button in the lower right corner of the window
You will see a new window.
Step 5. Click the Group Membership tab at the top of the window
Step 6. Check the "Administrator" box in the middle of the window
Step 7. Click the OK option at the bottom of the window
Step 8. Click Apply, then OK at the bottom of the window to apply changes to the account.
Step 9. Restart the computer
After the computer restarts, your computer will exit safe mode. Your account will also have administrator privileges.
