Enabling/Disabling Built-in Administrator Account in Windows

You can use instructions: 1. Go to Start menu (or press Windows key + X) and select “Computer Management”. 2. Then expand to “Local Users and Groups”, then “Users”. 3. Select the “Administrator” and then right-click and select “Properties”. 4. Uncheck “Account is disabled” to enable it. Or check it to disable it. 5. Click “Apply” and then “OK”. Note: This is how you enable/disable a built-in administrator in Windows. That’s because Computer Management is only available in this edition of the operating system. You can use Command Prompts instructions: 1. Open the Start menu and type “CMD” into the search bar, just start typing and select “Run as administrator” when opening the command prompt. 2. Type in the following command and press Enter “net user administrator /active: yes, to enable it. 3. Type in “net user administrator /active: no” to disable it. If you’ve accidentally locked yourself out of your Microsoft account, a built-in administrator account can help. But only if you’...