How to change administrator on windows 10

How toChange administrator account on windows 10
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If you want to change an administrator account , then use this guide to follow the step by step process on how to change administrator on windows 10 .

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Every time you install windows 10 on your PC , the windows 10 installer allows you to create a user account ‘Administrator‘ that has privileges to manage every aspect of your computer .

Windows 10 offers 2 types of accounts : Standard and administrator account (In the previous versions there used to be a guest account as well )

  • Administrator account is created on installation of windows 10 and has privileges to manage every aspect of your computer . They can change any settings and access all the files and programs stored on PC .
  • The standard user accounts have got far less privileges than the administrator account in windows 10 . Users with this type of account can open applications but can’t install new ones . They can change system settings but doesn’t affect the other users . If they are to perform any task that requires elevation of privileges , the system prompts them to enter administrator username and password .

The administrator account works in situation where you want to give a user full privileges to your computer . Take a scenario at home and you give your family , children full privileges to change windows settings , install applications without any limitations and they can also remove other users .

Before you change user privileges in windows 10 , below are some of the privileges one gains being an administrator on windows 10 .

  • Complete control over your PC
  • They can change any settings
  • Can access all the files and programs stored on your PC

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How to change administrator on windows 10 step by step guide .

Method 1: Change administrator on windows 10 using Control panel .

To change administrator in windows 10 using control panel , follow the procedures below step by step .

Step 1 : Open control panel

To open control panel in windows 10 , use the search bar and enter ” control panel ” and double click to open.

open control panel

Step 2 : Under control panel , click Change account type

click change account type

Step 3 : Select the administrator you would like to change . Remember the PC can’t be left without administrator user .

select administrator

Step 4 : Then click change account type .

click change account type

Step 5 : Change administrator account type and then click change account type . Remember you can’t change administrator account type if you’ve only one administrator account type . So you must make sure you make another user an administrator before you change account type .

change administrator on windows 10


Method 2 : Change administrator on windows 10 using settings

The beauty about windows 10 , you can do one thing in a couple of ways . In this method , we shall see how to change administrator account on windows 10 using settings .

Follow the procedures below to change administrator on windows 10 step by step .

Step 1 : Open windows 10 settings .To do this press windows key + I and settings window will pop up . Click Accounts .

select settings

Step 2 : Under Accounts , select and click Family & other People.

Select Family & other people

Step 3 : Under Family & Other people, select the user account, and click Change account type.

Click change account type

Step 4 : Under change account type , select administrator from the list & Click Ok to complete process .

change administrator on windows 10


Method 3 : Change administrator on windows 10 using command prompt .

If you’re a tech person , then you can also change administrator on windows 10 using the command prompt or power shell . Follow the procedure below :-

Step 1 : Open the command prompt . To do this , press windows Key + r to open run window .

Open run window

Step 2 : Enter the command cmd and press OK to open command prompt . Enter the following command in the command shell to change account type to Administrator and press Enter:

net localgroup Administrators "account-name" /add

 

use command prompt to change administrators

Step 3 :Use the command below to change account type to Standard User and press Enter:

net localgroup Administrators “account-name” /delete

Change administrator to standard use

An administrator account by default is part of the “Administrators” and “Users” groups, which means that to make an account “Standard User,” we only need to remove the account from the “Administrators” group.

Step 4 : Double-check the user account is now a Standard User account by using the following command to view all members of the Users group.

net localgroup Users

If you see the account listed, then no more actions need to be taken. However, if the account is not part of the Users group, then use the following command and press Enter.

net localgroup Users "account-name" /add


Method 4 : Change administrator account on windows 10 using User Accounts

This is another direct way to change administrators on windows 10 , follow the procedures below :-

Step 1 : Open Run window by pressing windows key + r keyboard shortcuts .Type in the command netplwiz & press enter .

open windows run window

Step 2 : Select administrator account to change & click properties .

Select administrator account to change & click properties

Step 3 : Click the Group Membership tab

Click group membership tab

Step 4 : Change the account type from standard user to administrator or vise versa . Also note that you can select Other, to choose from a number of different access levels, including Backup Operators, Power Users, and Remote Desktop Users

Change standard to administrator

Step 5 : Press Ok and click Apply to implement the changes .

Click OK and apply changes


If you’re using windows 8.1 or windows 7 , keep in mind that some of the above methods can help you change administrator account on windows 10 .

What’s your preferred method to change administrator on Windows 10? Let us know in the comments section below.