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    Windows 10 Home Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
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    Brink said:
    Glad it could help, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)
    Yes! Thank you Brink!! I was about to give up on W10... Well I just upgraded and was already irritated by many of the differences. And now the fact a simple F8 wouldn't get you a Safe Mode w/ Networking option... And yet after discovering the new way to finally get into safe mode and it kept telling me the built-in admin acct couldn't use the apps etc was a headache because then I didn't even have internet access on my machine to look for help whilst in safe mode, despite selecting option 5 for safe mode w/ networking... But finally enabling the hidden admin acct, I got in, took ownership of folders and files and moved things around. Now I'm signed in w/ my regular MS account and all is working fine! Thanks so much! ^_^
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #51

    You might like the tutorial below then.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html
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    Windows 10 Pro 64bit
       #52

    Thank you!!


    Once again, thank you for such a great tutorial. Option 4 has saved me from reinstalling Windows. :)
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  4. Posts : 68,658
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #53

    I'm glad it could help lavalian. :)
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  5. Posts : 7
    Windows 10
       #54

    I believe that disabling "EnableLUA" in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] (i.e. changing the value to 0) makes your current admin account act like that Built-in Elevated Admin account. As I don't have to run programs as administrator, and also I can't run any Windows modern apps.
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  6. Posts : 68,658
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #55

    guniu said:
    I believe that disabling "EnableLUA" in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] (i.e. changing the value to 0) makes your current admin account act like that Built-in Elevated Admin account. As I don't have to run programs as administrator, and also I can't run any Windows modern apps.
    Doing that will disabled UAC, and break modern apps. It's not recommended in Windows 10.
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  7. Posts : 53
    Windows 10 Edu
       #56

    how can you rename this account?
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  8. Posts : 68,658
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #57

    Culbrelai said:
    how can you rename this account?
    Hello Culbrelai, :)

    You can also use an option in the tutorial below in Windows 10 to do so.

    Built-in Administrator Account - Change Name - Windows 7 Help Forums
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  9. Posts : 2
    windows 10
       #58

    I couldn't do any of these I don't have a usb and it won't let me bes the administrator so I can't do anything else.
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  10. Posts : 68,658
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       #59

    dankmeansmoidt said:
    I couldn't do any of these I don't have a usb and it won't let me bes the administrator so I can't do anything else.
    Are you doing it while signed out of the built-in Administrator, and signed in to another administrator account?
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