How To Enable the Administrator Account in Windows

[@askleonotenboom]

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[@pbsa1979]

I like your tutorials, no unnecessary elevator music, no BS, just plain information and instructions easy to follow. thanks

[@acreguy3156]

Finally, someone who explains this feature in easy to understand terms! Leo, if Windows were a country, you sir would be King 👍!!

[@tvideo1189]

Best Windows tips on KZbin. Thanks!

[@DenSheSaid]

What does it matter? You need it on your account, this thing makes a whole new one

[@michaeldaniels3639]

As and added security measure, I like to change the name from Administrator to something else. Also, I always run under a limited account except when doing things that require admin privileges. With UAC this isn’t often necesssay.

[@yannickbenavides7452]

I’ve been looking for this advice for hours… will try this tomorrow

[@asd67lkj]

May never use this process, but always handy to learn a little bit more about how my PC works,,,

[@megapangolin1093]

Thanks, Leo, cracking advice and very helpful.

[@Joywith3LastNames]

Ok so I'm running Windows troubleshooter on my laptop and desktop similtainously. So how am I admin in one and not the other? The PC is using a local account and had no problem with admin. The laptop is my MS account just because I haven't changed it to local. Although I don't see two users to sign in.

[@andythomas7931]

You forgot to mention that to disable this account you need to be logged into one of the other accounts ie you can't disable this admin account if you are signed into this admin account

[@ralphdhall]

I had two computers that I needed to do this with. With one of them it worked perfectly! Thank you. But with the 2nd computer, when I click on the Administrator to log in, it requires a password, which I didn't set up, and have no ideas what it is. I reset the computer and it did the same thing. Hmm?

[@professionalrandommale]

Possibly set up by the previous device owner or was Remote accessed/VNC (tightvnc/proxbox) or Secure shell accessed.

[@doboyle1955]

• Leo, thank you -- you always do an excellent job.

[@semptexico]

Thx for good info... so if I enable the Admin Account, and it pops at login-screen, but it wants password right away, if you click it, could it be that there already is an admin password created, and whoever used real admin rights, lets say the IT company that build the machine and installed windows, have turned the admin account off again, leaving me with an administrator capable account, but no way to get "true" admin rights, and they never told me the password ???

[@askleonotenboom]

Very possible.

[@justwanderin847]

Good explanation. Thanks.

[@LS-td4yf]

This is finally letting me delete a windows iso that it wouldn’t let me do so before, thanks

[@Snowdog1010]

Thank you, your tutorial was helpful

[@lint2023]

Is this the reason/solution to the issue I have with files on an external drive where I keep some copies and backups and it responds that I don't have access? I log in to Windows with a local account and it is set to admin but this is the first time I have heard about the limited admin possibility. I didn't think I would be interested in this video. Surprise!

[@benkeith1670]

Thank you Leo, you have my bacon!!!!

[@yurei1451]

it says system error 5 has occurred, access is denied

[@defendermodsandtravels]

Same here

[@alphaeusamakye-doudu4858]

Me too

[@sambiscits6711]

I'm running Windows 11 Insider Preview. I followed the instructions you gave, but when I go into CMD and try to run a command, it says I'm not an administrator.

[@JMarkusPB]

I have a problem lately. Whenever I go to chrome, visiting youtube, the website completely resfused to connect despite having a wifi on. Is there any reason/s to what is causing this to happened?

[@askleonotenboom]

Is it only youtube? Have you tried a different browser?

[@professionalrandommale]

Dns issues, possibly. Try in CMD: ipconfig /flushdns

[@Ccortanaa]

Can you make a video on how to disable Administrator? I've gone through dozens of videos and nothing seems to work. I just installed Windows 11 the other day, i had to access administrator mode to get by a problem i was having with the OS not seeing my ethernet. Now that im in Windows 11, im stuck in Admin mode and i can't disable it to normal settings! This is so frustrating.

[@randycrager4074]

You are referring to the Core Admin. Account and I do this as soon as I am up and running on MY Desktop PC's and Laptops. Yes you need a password because for instance I came into my office and my two year old was banging away at my keyboard and my main PC was running a Format on my C: drive. That was an unpleasant time.

[@SjonSjine]

and for NT?

[@MichaelF-cc8ri]

Leo, brother from another mother. Are you able to help me, I'm having issues. I don't know where to start, I'll begin with the fact that I can't find where to update my mobile number, can't see "security contact info" on my Hotmail layout. Also I've forgotten my password (even though I'm already logged in) for my main email, and having issues with my recovery email to confirm my main email. Does that make sense ? 😮

[@stevenandry5122]

If I'm correct, in order to set this up (Administrator) you must have administrative rights; you can NOT set this up while logged in as a user. Is this correct?

[@askleonotenboom]

Absolutely. That would be a huge security hole.

[@synen]

Is there a sudo for Windows?

[@TheDesertMexican]

I hear that Windows will be bringing Sudo to the terminal

[@synen]

@@TheDesertMexican Heard something about that as well. Windows seems to be adopting quite a few things from Linux.

[@askleonotenboom]

Until there is, I've used this in the past: github.com/gerardog/gsudo

[@monorithgaming9554]

Hi there sir! I have a question here. So basically I am from the late 2024. I'm using Win 11 with administrator account at least that's what it said. But the thing is even with that account I still encounter some restrictions by administrator stuff. I know we shouldn't mess with that things but I still wanna know why it restrict me from doing admin stuff. Please help me.

[@askleonotenboom]

Depends ENTIRELY on what you're doing and how you're trying to do it. If you want to pursue it, head over to askleo.com/ask and give me LOTS of details. Thanks.

[@cat-vx3we]

Either you need a super admin, or windows will not allow you to do this otherwise you will lose all your data

[@Nancy........]

I have a 2 accounts and got lock out of one with my password.. it says password protected. How can I take it off?

[@archiestott8678]

For some reason I had to do this to make a bootable usb drive for my new PC in windows 11 though

[@ingo361]

It would make sense to activate that account once, just to give it a password! 🤔

[@EditKrali1349]

I'm doing that but it doesn't happen it says access denied. Help guys

[@askleonotenboom]

You must be signed in to an account that is administrator-capable. If it's a limited user account, you can't do this, I believe. And you must run command prompt As administrator.

[@EditKrali1349]

@@askleonotenboom Oh thanks

[@UltraZelda64]

Doing this is actually a bad idea for the vast majority of people. People already get infected with limited user accounts, this will allow them to get a rootkit without even being asked.

[@pleskbruce]

Well he does say that you probably wouldn't want to leave this enabled so I think it's a fair presentation. Leo I like your videos because you speak clearly and not too fast but you are right to the point without fluff.

[@timetriad6199]

An Admin account has to exist regardless if it’s the built-in Admin account or not. It’s more secure to use your computer with a Standard account, and have a strong password on the built-in Admin account. It can even be renamed to something like “LocalAdmin” for example ,so it’s not the default name for remote attack attempts.

[@nowhowyafeel]

Also, once you make it. IT'S THERE!!! The whole put the same thing in except put NO at the end don't work

[@rayvarnson8976]

I own and built this computer and I dislike having to click on run as administrator, I hate Microslop.

[@Jerimount]

It doesn't work for me because I accidentally set my computer when new to have no admin access ever. It cannot be changed. Ugh!

[@Nakrd-r7d]

It says access denied when I put the net user stuff

[@askleonotenboom]

You need to run command prompt (or powershell) as administrator.

[@vbwizzz]

@@askleonotenboom That is circular reasoning. What if you don't have admin and are doing these net commands to get admin?

[@askleonotenboom]

@@vbwizzz There's a difference between having an administrator capable account, and the account CALLED "administrator". You need to be the first to enable the second.

[@franciscohorna5542]

what if you forget password to adminitrator account

[@noexcuses6727]

You're screwed

[@franciscohorna5542]

@@noexcuses6727 yea

[@matthewd84]

Hirens

[@Mantikal]

You know that section of the dictionary where is has the word "moron" - your picture might be found there. If you're a regular user but you feel that you should login as an admin - just because it gives you a feeling of importance and that "it's my machine and I can do what I feel like." It's a horrible idea to be surfing on the internet continuously under these two conditions 1. you're logged in as admin & 2. You have no Admin training. There are tons of controls hiding in the back ground of that Admin account that your probably don't even know exist or what they are for. You could be an average 50 year old adult that meets those two requirements I mentioned and some super geek 13 year old (who all they do is spend their time reading admin tech manuals and checking out admin tech YT videos) could wind up remotely hijacking your computer and locking you out of it. Stay off the internet if your in your admin account but don't have admin training. Only go online through your regular user account.

[@askleonotenboom]

Clearly you didn't watch the entire video where I said "that's how you do it, but you should not do it".

[@LauraKnotek]

That's like sudo in Linux.

[@askleonotenboom]

It's more like signing in as root.

[@balloney2175]

What the fact! Microsoft put that stuff there for nothing?

[@JimE6243]

👍👍 JimE

[@jrvanvoo]

Why is it telling me access denied on my personal PC? I'm having issues with a windows update and am trying to run scans to troubleshoot but I can't without administrator which it says access denied while following these steps.

[@thesage8807]

Leo Likes to Talk as if He Knows Windows He Does Not

[@askleonotenboom]

At least I do know how to capitalize properly, though.

[@crumb22]

Hey thesage, I went to subscribe to your channel to get the highest quality knowledge from a true tech wizard like yourself, but it says you have no content! Surely, this has to be some sort of a mistake. I can't imagine that somebody so incredibly critical and talented like yourself would squander such computational mastery by not sharing it with the world. If Leo doesn't know windows compared to you, you must really be something! I look forward to your first upload. Some fully comprehensive comptia level course, no doubt.

[@thesage8807]

I believe sharing is just a desperate attempt for dopamine.

[@crumb22]

So is being an angsty miserable dickbag, but you aren't above that? We were all angry teenagers once. Hopefully, you'll work that negativity out and realize that life isn't that bad.