The "Administrator" account is still present in Windows 10. Starting with Windows XP it is hidden from the login screen by default and starting with Vista it is disabled. Additionally, in Windows 10, even when you create a new admin-level account, it still requires UAC elevation. The default account named "Administrator" remains disabled and hidden. However, if you start Windows 10 in Safe Mode then it will be enabled and accessible. You can unhide and enable the Administrator account if you want to.
Open an elevated command prompt (see how).
Sign out from the current user account, and you will see the "Administrator" account you just enabled on the logon screen.
The Administrator account will be disabled again.
Use this option to avoid the account management through console commands.
This entry was posted in Windows 10 and tagged enable administrator account, Windows 10 on November 12, 2014 by Sergey Tkachenko.
Is there a way to show the last active account on the logon screen in Win8.1 ?
Now the account, 1e in the alphabet shows up, even when it is not used for a while.
SCCM been giving problems, so I been using Todo Backup to dump a image on 37 laptops. Batch and PowerShell comes handy then. Really saves a lot of work.
1. Using net user to enable admin and set complex password.
2. Setx, to setup system variables.
3. PowerShell script to join domain.
i enabled the hidden administrator account , now windows 10 wont allow me to restore windows 8.1 until i remove the hidden administrator account , however there is no place to remove the account. i disabled the account but still am not allowed to restore win 8.1 without removing the hidden administrator account ?????
I am having the same problem. Has anyone found a solution for this?
Run this command in the elevated command prompt.
You are running it in the regular command prompt.
Type commands in the elevated command prompt.
I have an Administrator on my computer that has me entering its password, then I have to enter the one that I created after it.
No, it is not a new feature.
This disabled default Administrator account was introduced in Windows Vista.
You shouldn’t get red of it, you can leave it as is.
I go to open the setup and it comes up with admin again!!!! Can you please help?
Thank you Serg.Your post saved me a day or two.Appreciated!
1. What exactly you are trying to install?
2. What is your antivirus software?