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I can't disable the Administrator account for the life of me

pcx436

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So I activated the Administrator account on my Windows 7 x64 computer through the command prompt, and now I can't deactivate it. I've tried using "net user Administrator /active :no" in the command prompt. It says the command succeed, but I'll reboot and it doesn't go away. Any ideas?
 
Solution
You cannot disable the account you're currently logged in with, and you cannot disable last account with Administrator rights.

So, create a new account, give it administrator rights and password, logout, login with that new account, disable other accounts.
You cannot disable the account you're currently logged in with, and you cannot disable last account with Administrator rights.

So, create a new account, give it administrator rights and password, logout, login with that new account, disable other accounts.
 
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