Launch regedit.exe from command prompt windows, load the registry hive (see my instruction below) and alter the registry entry. Boot your machine with Windows RE (use a setup DVD or a system repair disk) and open command prompt window ( see).Ģ. Enabling Administrator via a registry hackīecause Windows doesn't grants administrator rights, we need to boot the machine using Windows PE (using a Windows install DVD/USB drive or a system repair disk).ġ. But there are ways to enable the build-in 'Administrator' account. This administrator account is disabled by default. But there is a build-in account named 'Administrator' in Windows 7 up to Windows 10. In all cases it's strange, a user can't do anything requiring administrative privileges.

Some users are reporting, they are no longer able to login using their existing account. And I guess, broken user profiles may be a cause for lost administrator credentials. And I found several posts, where users changed a user account to a guest account and ending in lost administrator rights.Īnother case, I've seen many times within Microsoft Answers forums: Users tried to configure auto login using userpassword2 command. Also some users are reporting this issue after an upgrade to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10. Some has changed something within a user account, others are facing this behavior during a 'broken' software installation. I've seen many forum entries, where users suddenly lost their administrator rights. The how to is just a 'last resort to avoid a Windows re-install, in case admin rights are lost'. I won't introduce password cracker therefor. Note: This is not a guide to hack third party computer systems, because this is illegal.

This 'how to' shall work in Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (and its corresponding Server versions).

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