Disable or Enable built-in Administrator account
To enable, activate, or turn on this built-in Administrator account, type CMD in the search box. CMD will appear at the top. Right-click on it to ‘Run as administrator’. To enable this built-in Administrator account, type this command & hit Enter: To disable this built-in Administrator account, type this command & hit Enter:
If you decide that you need a password for the administrator’s account that you are going to activate or if you are unable to activate it with a blank password run the following commands: You will get a message: The command completed successfully. (Where [email protected]$$w0rd has been taken as an example password) TIP: This post will help you if the Administrator Account has been disabled.
Switch the user and log on using this password.
Alternatively, you may also type secpol.msc in the search box and hit Enter. This will bring up the Local Security Policy. On the left side click on Local Policies > Security Options. Now on the right side, you will see the first entry as Accounts:Administrator account – Disabled. Right-click on it > Click Properties > Enable. Close. Reboot. TIP: You can also use our Ultimate Windows Tweaker to easily enable or disable this built-in Administrator Account. And why would you want to operate this account? Learn to create a new hidden Administrator User Account in Windows. You can also delete the inbuilt Administrator Account.
