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I ran 'net localgroup administrators' and got the exact same results as the others.
This all started when I enabled the built-in admin account (net user administrator /active:yes) so I could get past the error message: 'The requested operation requires elevation.' -even though I'm logged in with my microsoft account. This caused my admin account to be disabled so I changed it back to ..../active:no.... I eventually had to do a system restore to get it back to where it is now.
I followed the quoted link and all it's telling me to do is boot into safe mode to disable the built-in admin account albeit with a recovery disc. Right? And I did that except not with a disc. It's still not letting me run anything as admin. This is probably the most frustrating time I've ever had with an OS.
Will enabling the built-in admin automatically delete the other user accounts? Because I didn't intentionally delete anything.
At this point I'm not opposed to doing a clean install.
edit: I was able to create a shortcut to admin command prompt:
Right click on desktop--->New--->Shortcut
Type the location of the item: cmd
Click Next
Type a name for this shortcut: Elevated
Click Finish
We'll see where I get with this.
Last edited by svenlandic; 15 Dec 2015 at 08:50.