Lost Admin rights after switching from Win 10 account to local one


  1. Posts : 4
    Wndows 10
       #1

    Lost Admin rights after switching from Win 10 account to local one


    Hello guys,

    Please help me find a way to solve my problem. Yesterday when I first set up Win10 I have created a windows account with my email. Soon after I have realized that my C:\Users\... folder was messed up, it was a shorter version of my email so I decided to swith to a local account instead and to my huge surprise I have love every right to change anything. I have tried every solution I have found on the internet. I am able to boot in save mode but the cmd doesn't point to the system32 so I cannot execute NET USER ADMINISTRATOR /ACTIVE:YES.

    I spent hours and I couldn't fix it, I even switched back to the win10 account and I still do not have any rights to make changes. I can't even make changes in control panel in safe mode. It's getting frustrating and after the update the solutions on the other forums do not even make sence anymore.

    I just want a local acount with my right name and administrator rights. Please help!
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  2. Posts : 8,049
    windows 10
       #2

    Welcome to the forum. Can you login with ms account if you can you need to add the local account to admins so it's an admin account
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  3. Posts : 4
    Wndows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you Samuria. I already tried to do that. I have logged int with the ms account but I longer have admin privileges. (???) I cannot run anything as admin and I cannot make any changes in control panel.
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  4. Posts : 4
    Wndows 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Anyone? Please?
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  6. Posts : 4
    Wndows 10
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thank you Michielsen! Are you sure I should mess with registry? I tried to stay away from that option.
    Is it safe?
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  7. Posts : 13
    Windows 10
       #7

    That way allows you to enable the hidden & built-in administrator account. After logging in as administrator, you can change your own local account to administrator.
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