Tips & tricks

Windows 7

How to enable built-in hidden administrator account

Open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking on "cmd" or "cmd.exe" in the Start menu and choosing “Run as administrator” (or use the Ctrl+Shift+Enter shortcut from the search box)

To open a command prompt click on the Windows icon placed on the bottom left and type "cmd" in search box

Once you have command prompt started, type this text and press Enter key:

net user administrator /active:yes

You should see a message that the command completed successfully.

Log out, and now you’ll see the Administrator account as a choice.

How to disable built-in hidden administrator account

Open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking on "cmd" or "cmd.exe" in the Start menu and choosing “Run as administrator” (or use the Ctrl+Shift+Enter shortcut from the search box)

To open a command prompt click on the Windows icon placed on the bottom left and type "cmd" in search box

Once you have command prompt started, type this text and press Enter key:

net user administrator /active:no

You should see a message that the command completed successfully.

Log out, and now the Administrator account should be gone.


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