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’ve already made sure that it was enabled beforehand. Otherwise, you’re out of luck. The main purpose of the built-in administrator account is for OEM system builders which make tweaks to the system.

User Accounts

Windows 10 has two kinds of user accounts: Administrator and Standard. With a Standard account, you can go about most daily tasks, like surf the Web, run programs, check email, etc. But if you want to make significant changes to the system, like adding new software or adding and removing other user accounts, you have to be the Administrator.

In workspace environments, there are a lot of Standard user accounts. When it comes to your personal computer, it’s most likely that you’re the Administrator. If you want to find which type of user account you’re using, this is what you should do:

1. Go to the Start menu and click on the “Account” logo, it’ll be your user name.

2. Select “Change account settings”.

3. You’ll see a window pop-up and your name there. Underneath you’ll see if it says “Administrator” or “Standard”.

How to Delete User Accounts

In case you have too many user accounts in your Windows 10 that are either not being used anymore, or you want to restrict someone’s access to your computer, you can remove them. Just keep in mind a few things:

1. You must be signed in as the administrator to do this.

2. You can’t delete the user account you’re currently signed in to.

3. Make sure to always have one Administrator account enabled to avoid not being able to perform actions that require an administrator.

Here’s how you remove a user account in Windows 10:

1. Go to the Start menu, then select Settings.

2. Next, select “Accounts” from the options.

3. Then, select “Family and other users”.

4. Select the user account you want to remove under “Other users” and then select “Remove”.

5. Accept the UAC (User Account Control) prompt.

6. Select “Delete account and data” to delete the account and the data, follow the instructions on the screen.

Another way you can do this is to delete a User account in the Command Prompt. Follow these steps:

1. Open a Command Prompt as described above.

2. Type in “net user” and then hit Enter to see a list of all the users.

3. Type in “net user “User account” /delete” and then hit Enter again. Replace “User account” with the name of the account you want to delete.

Administrative Power

Unless you’re an expert, you probably don’t know much about how your computer actually runs or what kind of features it offers. Fortunately, Windows 10 lets you customize and organize your PC the way you need it to be. But there are actions that go on in the background that you’re not even aware of. But it’s good to know that you can alter the administrative accounts, both built-in and user accounts.

Have you ever disabled a built-in administrator account before? And have you ever deleted any user accounts in Windows 10? Let us know in the comments section below.