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The elevated administrator account in Windows 10 has full access to all aspects of your computer. It can do anything and change everything. Not everyone is comfortable with having this level of access on their system, so here’s how enable or disable built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10.
The built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10 is created by the installation agent so it can install Windows on your computer without too many prompts. Once installation is completed, the account is hidden but still available on the machine. If you share your computer, it might be a good idea to disable it. You can always re-enable it if you need it for troubleshooting.
Enable the built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10
To enable the built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10, do this:
1. Right click This PC in Windows explorer and select Manage.
2. Navigate to Local Users and Groups, Users, Administrator.
3. Double click on Administrator and uncheck the box next to ‘Account is disabled’.
Disable the built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10
Disabling the admin account is the reverse.
1. Right click This PC in Windows explorer and select Manage.
2. Navigate to Local Users and Groups, Users, Administrator.
3. Double click on Administrator and check the box next to ‘Account is disabled’.
You can of course use the command line if you prefer.
Control the built-in elevated administrator account in Windows 10 via command line
1. Open a CMD window as an administrator.
2. Type or paste ‘net user administrator /active:yes’ to enable the built-in admin account.
3. Type or paste ‘net user administrator /active:no’ to disable the built-in admin account.
Tame Windows 10 with ease with these guides:
How to get into advanced startup options in Windows 10
How to Enable support for legacy file shares
How to Restore and use Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10
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