How to Enable or Disable Administrator Account On Windows 10
When we install a fresh OS on a laptop or desktop ‘Administrator’ account is not enabled in Windows 10. We can enable this feature with the following steps. Note: These steps are not supported in Home versions of Windows 10.
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Enable From Admin Tools
- Hold the Windows Key while pressing “R” to bring up the Windows Run dialog box.
- Type “lusrmgr.msc“, then press “Enter“.
- Open “Users“.
- Select “Administrator“.
- Uncheck or check “Account is disabled” as desired.
- Select “OK“.
Enable Via Command
- Select “Start” and type “CMD“.
- Right-click “Command Prompt” then choose “Run as administrator“.
- If prompted, enter a username and password that grants admin rights to the computer.
- Type: net user administrator /active:yes
- Replace “yes” with “no” to disable the admin account on the welcome screen.
- Press “Enter“.
Enable From Registry
- Hold the Windows Key while pressing “R” to bring up the Windows Run dialog box.
- Type “regedit“, then press “Enter“.
- Navigate to the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- SOFTWARE
- Microsoft
- Windows NT
- CurrentVersion
- Winlogon
- SpecialAccounts
- UserList
- On the right side, right-click on “UserList” and select “New” > “DWORD Value“.
- Give the value a name of “Administrator“. Press the “Enter” key when you are done.
- Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Delete the “Administrator” value to turn it off and prevent it from appearing on the Welcome screen.
Enable Group Policy
Note: This will not work in Home editions of Windows 10.
- Hold the Windows Key while pressing “R” to bring up the Windows Run dialog box.
- Type “gpedit.msc“, then press “Enter“.
- Navigate to the following:
- Local Computer Configuration
- Windows Settings
- Security Settings
- Local Policies
- Security Options
- Accounts: Administrator Account Status
- Enable or Disable the setting as desired.