Unable to add sign-in password to local admin account.

[charger_nasty]

I am trying to setup a sign-in password on a local admin account. When I go to setup the password, the add button is greyed out and it says "your password is managed by your system administrator". I am logged in as admin on a local account. So why am I unable to add a sign-in password?

 

[Mark RM]

From my MSDN feeds regarding error;
Once you create a build-in Administrator account, you can manage other user account settings.

a. Press "Windows + R" key on the keyboard and select “Command prompt (Admin)”.

b. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER. .

c. Type net user administrator <Password>, and then press ENTER.

Note: Please replace the <Password> tag with your passwords which you want to set to administrator account.

d. Type exit and then press ENTER. Log off the current user account and login to Administrator account and check if it helps.

 

[charger_nasty]

From my MSDN feeds regarding error;
Once you create a build-in Administrator account, you can manage other user account settings.

a. Press "Windows + R" key on the keyboard and select “Command prompt (Admin)”.

b. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER. .

c. Type net user administrator <Password>, and then press ENTER.

Note: Please replace the <Password> tag with your passwords which you want to set to administrator account.

d. Type exit and then press ENTER. Log off the current user account and login to Administrator account and check if it helps.

This allowed me to create a new administrator account with a password. Once I log into the new account, how do I create a password for my old account? When I go to account settings and click on "other people" it shows my old account. When I select it, the only option I see is to change account type. No password options.

 

[Mark RM]

Lets back up a bit... are you logging into Windows 10 with a Microsoft account?
like george @ hotmail com?

Because if you are, you need to change the password at MS
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4026838/microsoft-account-to-change-your-microsoft-account-password

 

[charger_nasty]

Nope, just a local account.

 

[Mark RM]

OK let's carry on... or try to..

this is the step by step for creating a user password when there is none; if it fails we need to figure out what's wrong (probably policies), the directions are correct afaik by testing them here and putting this link saves me typing
https://www.lifewire.com/how-do-i-create-a-password-in-windows-2626071

 

[charger_nasty]

Here is where I run into a problem. The add button in the picture below is greyed out/disabled.

 

[Mark RM]

lets try and cheat then and see if it's being prevented by policy or something
open a cmd prompt as administrator
enter this
net user loginid newpassword (where loginid is the user account name and newpassword is whatever password)
hit enter


here are other ways to open an elevated command prompt:

how to open command prompt (just in case some reading this in the future doesn't know how)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager. Click on File menu > Run new task. To open a command prompt window, type cmd. Remember to check the Create this task with administrative privileges check-box. Then hit Enter.
You can also open an elevated Command Prompt from the Task Manager using CTRL key.
Or then simply open the Start Menu or Start Screen and start typing the command line. Next, hold the Shift and Ctrl keys, and then hit Enter to open the command line in an elevated command prompt.

 

[charger_nasty]

Hey ^ that worked. Thank you. Appreciate your help.

 

[Mark RM]

Hey ^ that worked. Thank you. Appreciate your help.

Most welcome, glad it got sorted.