How to Enable Administrator Account in Windows 7, 8 or 10

The Administrator account is disabled by default on Windows 7, 8 and 10 for security reasons. You landing here is a sign that you need to login to that account to perform specific tasks that require admin privileges. To help you out with that we will mention two easy ways with which you can enable administrator account in Windows 7, 8 or 10. In this article, you will also get to know how to set a password for the administrator account and disable it later if you wish.

So, let us get started.

Enable Administrator Account In Windows 7, 8, 10

Method 1: Use Command Prompt to Activate Administrator Account on Windows 7 and Later

1. Move the cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen. Once you are there right click and select Příkazový řádek (správce) from the list of options in the Menu. Alternatively, you can also press Windows+x button on your keyboard to get the Menu.

Ujistěte se, že jste vybrali Admin Command prompt and not without Admin for the next steps to work.

2. Typ net user and press Enter. You should see the Správce and other user accounts which you might have created.

3. Now to activate the administrator account, type net user administrator / active: ano a stiskněte klávesu Enter.

This will enable the administrator account but it doesn’t have a password and anyone having access to your PC can use it. So in order to secure administrator account with a password follow the steps below.

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Set Password for Windows Administrator Account

1. On the command prompt type správce síťového uživatele * a stiskněte klávesu Enter.

2. You will be prompted to enter a password. Enter the desired password you wish to set.

Please note that command prompt won’t show anything while you enter the password so don’t think it’s not working.

Hit Enter after entering the password.

3. Confirm the password and hit Enter. If the passwords match then the password will be applied to the administrator account.

You can set passwords for other users as well using this command. For instance, if the username is Hemant then the command will become net user Hemant *.

You can now switch to Administrator account by going to the Úvodní obrazovka. Click on the current account name and select Správce z rozbalovací nabídky.

You will also get the option to select the desired account when you start the system next time.

Now, let us get to the second method.

Method 2: Enable Windows Administrator Account Using Local Groups and Users

1. Right-click on Computer and select Řídit.

2. In Computer Management window, expand Místní uživatelé a skupiny on the left sidebar and select uživatelé.

3. You should see Správce as one of the users. Either double-klikněte on it or right-click and Select Nemovitosti z Menu.

4. Finally, uncheck Účet je zakázán a klepněte na tlačítko Ok k jeho aktivaci.

You can also set a password by right clicking on Administrator and select Set Password… This method of setting a password also comes in handy while changing Windows password without knowing the Old password.

Disable Windows Administrator Account

If you wish to again hide/disable the administrator account then you can do using the two methods above.

If you go for the first method then use the following command in the CMD net správce uživatel / aktivní: ne a stiskněte klávesu Enter zakázat.

In case you opt for the second method, you need to check ο Account is Disabled pro Správce uživatel v Místní uživatelé a skupiny and Click Ok to disable the account.

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So these were the two methods which you can choose to enable/disable administrator account on Windows 7 or later. If you found the article helpful then share it with others on social media.

Do you know any other method of enabling the administrator account on Windows? Let us know in the comments.