{"id":986,"date":"2023-03-18T08:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T08:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tunesbro.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2023-03-18T08:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T08:25:27","slug":"986-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tunesbro.com\/blog\/986-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Enabling or disabling Built-in administrator accounts\u00a0 on Windows 10 find its course when you wish to keep your built-in admin account secured for a particular period of time. For instance, you are going out for a vacation, and since your computer has multiple registered accounts for your siblings and family members, you are dreading that your admin account might get exploited by any of your known users.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Thus in order to secure your parameters, you simply disable the admin account. After you come back home, you can enable it again to start your pending work again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Since admin account is the only account which allows all the admin privileges to the user, disabling the account is a great necessity when you have a doubt regarding its protection.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Here in this article, we would show you three wonderful methods which will at its best assist you get rid of your trouble. All that you have to do is to follow it step by step without any mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24px;\"><strong><b>Method #1: Enable and Disable Built-in Administrator Account Windows 10 using Command Prompt<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Command prompt is a command line interpreter and one of the most powerful tools available in Windows OS. Here we would use it to run certain commands which can accomplish without having you to go through laborious operations. Read carefully the steps to know how it actually works:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 1. Turn on your computer and from the main desktop screen press \u201cWindows + R\u201d to open the \u201cRun\u201d mini dialogue box at the bottom left corner of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 2. You can press \u201cWindows + X\u201d to open the quick menu and select \u201ccommand prompt (admin)\u201d to run it with admin rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-987 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tunesbro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/comamndPrompt_img.jpg\" alt=\"Enable and Disable it using Command Prompt\" width=\"597\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tunesbro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/comamndPrompt_img.jpg 597w, https:\/\/www.tunesbro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/comamndPrompt_img-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><b>NOTE:<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0You can also type in \u201ccmd\u201d and hit \u201cEnter\u201d. The black dialogue box of cmd will instantly appear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 3. Select \u201cYes\u201d from the \u201cUser Account Control\u201d prompt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 4. Now type in \u201c<strong><em><b><i>net user administrator\/ active:yes<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u201d and press \u201cEnter\u201d to enable the admin account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 5. You can also type in \u201c<strong><em><b><i>net user administrator\/ active:no<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u201d and hit \u201cEnter\u201d to disable the admin account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><b>Method #2: Enable and Disable the built-in Administrator Account with Local Group Policy Editor<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In this section we would make use of Group Policy Editor which is a platform where you can change the group policies accountable for several backdrop operations in your system. Go through the guideline mentioned in steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 1. Press \u201cWindows + R\u201d to open the \u201cRun\u201d mini dialogue box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 2. Type in \u201cgpedit.msc\u201d and hit \u201cEnter\u201d. This will automatically open up your Local Group Policy Editor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 3. Navigate down the following pathway:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><em><b><i>Computer Configuration&gt; Windows Settings&gt; Security Settings&gt; Local Policies&gt; Security Options<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><em><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 4. Look out for policy named \u201c<strong><em><b><i>Accounts: Administrator account status<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong>\u201d and double-click on it to open the properties windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 5. Go to the \u201cLocal Security Settings\u201d tab, and select \u201cEnabled\u201d option to enable the admin account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 6. Similarly you can select \u201cDisable\u201d option from the same location to disable the admin account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><b>Method #3: Enable and Disable the Built-in Administrator Account in Computer Management<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Now we would implement computer management operational window to bring about the change. It is also a platform like Local Group Policy Editor where you can alter the computer\u2019s internal software configurations very easily. Just carry on with the steps instructions accurately mentioned below to avoid any mistake:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 1. On the main desktop screen, press \u201cWindows + R\u201d to launch the <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cRun\u201d dialogue box. Enter \u201ccomptmgmt.msc\u201d to open up the \u201cComputer Management\u201d operational Windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 2. Go to the following location:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><em><b><i>System Tools&gt; Local Users and Groups&gt; Users<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><em><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 3. Locate a sub-key named \u201cAdministrator\u201d in the right hand side pane and double-click on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 4. Go to the \u201cGeneral\u201d tab and uncheck the \u201cAccount is Disabled\u201d checkbox and click \u201cOk\u201d, your account will be enabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Step 5. Similarly, check the \u201cAccount is Disabled\u201d checkbox and click \u201cOk\u201d, the account will be disabled instantaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong><b>Conclusion: <\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">All the aforementioned 3 methods are carefully chosen out of many other methods to make your experience easier and user-friendly with computer if you are a beginner with system configurations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">But if you wish to know more about Windows and its various operations in great detail, feel free to visit our official website anytime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Enabling or disabling Built-in administrator accounts\u00a0 on Windows 10 find its course when you wish to keep your built-in admin account secured for a particular period of time. 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