How to Enable and disable the Hidden Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista

Posted Date: 07-Jul-2010	Category: Microsoft Windows	Rating:
Author: Rajendran C	Member Level: Gold	Points: 20

Do you know that Windows 7 and Windows vista have the Built-in Administrator account? By default the Built-in Administrator account disable in the Vista and windows 7.This article about how to enable and disable that Account.

Windows 7 and Windows vista has the Built-in Administrator account but this account is disabled default by Microsoft. You can ask me that my windows user Accounts displayed my account as an Administrator.

When you installed your windows 7 and vista, the setup asked to enter user name and password and your user account created. yes, of course; That account only have Administrator privileges.

Aren't you believe it? Click 'start' button and Right click on the Notepad or Paint or any Application; you could see the option "Run as Administrator". It concludes that you only have Administrator privileges.

I will show you that how can you enable and disable the Built-in Administrator account?
Two methods are available to enable Built-in Admin account. I found the first method it is some lengthy process.

Method 1:

How to enable the Admin Account

Open the 'Run command' by pressing the SHIFT+R keys. In Run command Type "netplwiz" and click enter.

This command opens the 'user accounts' windows. Click the 'Advanced' tab in the user accouts window

Now click the 'Advanced ' button in the Advanced user management frame. It will open the 'Local users and group' window

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There click the 'Users' folder icon. It will displays the users of that system.

There Double click on the 'Administrator' .It will open 'Administrator properties' windows

There 'Uncheck the Account is disabled' and click ok and close all the windows

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After you restart your windows, in the log on screen you can see Administrator account with your user account.

How to disable the Admin Account

To disable the built-in admin account, repeat the same process.But this time Enable the Check box in the "Account is disabled" option'

Now your Built-in admin account disabled

Method 2:

Method two is the simple one. Because one simple command enable the built-in Administrator account .

How to enable the Admin Account

First open the command prompt. You can open the command prompt in the Run command by typing "CMD" and click 'enter'

In the command prompt ,type the following command to enable the Admin account

net user administrator /active:yes

After typing this command click 'enter'.'The command completed successfully ' message displayed in the command prompt.

Now your Built-in Administrator account enabled

How to Disable the Admin Account

To disable the built-in admin account, repeat the same process. But enter the following command in the command prompt

net user administrator /active:no

Now your Built-in Administrator account disabled

Note: Built-in Administrator account has the full rights in your system.So in the Built-in administrator account you should not do anything wrong like deleting operating system files and etc.

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