To help you enable or disable the built-in Administrator in Windows 10 computer, this article illustrates three methods as detailed as possible.
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Video guide on how to enable and disable built-in Administrator on Windows 10:
To run a task as an administrator is, clearly, only useful if you're not already an admin user. If you're logged in to Windows as a regular, standard user, you can choose to open something as a different user that does have administrative rights so that you can avoid having to log out and then log back in as the administrator only to perform.
3 ways to enable and disable built-in Administrator in Windows 10:
Way 1: Enable or disable it through Command Prompt with administrator privilege.
Step 1: Run Command Prompt as administrator.
Sub-step 1: Press Windows+X to open the Quick Access Menu, and choose Command Prompt (Admin) on it.
Sub-step 2: Select Yes.
Step 2: Use a command to enable or disable the built-in Administrator.
1. Type 'net user administrator /active:yes' (without quotation marks) and press Enter to enable it.
2. Input 'net user administrator /active:no' (no quotes) and hit Enter to disable it.
Way 2: Enable or disable the built-in Administrator in Local Group Policy.
Step 1: Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
Step 2: Find and double-tap the policy called 'Accounts: Administrator account status'.
FYR, it can be found in Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options.
Step 3: Enable or disable the policy.
1. Select Enabled and click OK to enable it.
2. Choose Disabled and tap OK to have it disabled.
Way 3: Enable or disable built-in Administrator in Computer Management.
Step 1: Open Computer Management.
Right-click This PC on the desktop, and select Manage in the context menu.
Tip: For more information about how to add This PC and other icons to the desktop, please refer to How to Add Desktop Icons on Windows 10.
Step 2: Find and open the administrator.
FYI, the built-in Administrator is located in Local Users and Groups/Users, as shown in the following picture.
Step 3: Enable or disable it.
1. Deselect Account is disabled and click OK to enable it.
2. Select Account is disabled and tap OK to disable it.
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If you have any apps you use every day that also require admin privileges, you will know how annoying it can be to continually right-click on the shortcut or EXE and select Run as Administrator.
Thankfully, there’s a way to make apps run in admin mode automatically. You’ll just need to agree to the popup UAC warning every time you launch them.
How to Always Run Apps as Administrator
To make apps open in administrator mode every time you open them, follow the step-by-step instructions below.
- Open the Start menu.
- In the All Apps list, scroll down and find the app you want to change.
- Right-click on the app’s name and go to More > Open file location.
- File Explorer will open. Again, right-click on the app’s name.
- Click on Properties and select the Shortcut tab.
- Select Advanced.
- Finally, mark the checkbox next to Run as administrator.
- Click on OK to save your changes.
Now your app will open in administrator mode every time you run it. If you want to remove automatic admin rights at any point in the future, re-follow the steps above and unmark the checkbox in Step 7.
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Is that wise? Aren't you opening up a big security hole?- It's safe because Windows will always activate either permission or credential prompts before running admin level apps (assuming you leave UAC settings on).