Make Yourself an Administrator on Any Windows System

If you just want to make yourself an Administrator but just can't figure out how, then this article is for you.

Steps

Enabling the hidden Administrator account on Windows 7

  1. Open the Start Menu and search "cmd" (without the quotation marks).
  2. Right click the icon/hypertext and click "Run as administrator".
  3. Once Command Prompt opens up, type this command: net user administrator /active:yes (Make sure to press Enter after typing the command). You have now successfully enabled the hidden Administrator account.

Checking if the hidden Administrator account is enabled on Windows XP

  1. Open the Start Menu, and click "Run".
  2. Type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) and click "OK".
  3. Follow step 3 in the Windows 7 process.

Making yourself an Administrator on your computer

  1. Make sure the hidden Administrator account is enabled on your computer/laptop with the Make a User Account an Administrator in Windows 8 article. For Windows 7, it is typically the same. Use the third method from the linked article.
  2. Once you are sure you have the hidden Administrator account enabled, restart your computer.
    • This needs to be timed. When you have a feeling that the computer is about to show your Windows boot up logo, press and hold F8. Let go of it at one point, and hold it again quickly. Repeat as many times as you need to if necessary. If done correctly, the Windows Startup mode menu asking you what you want to start will appear.
  3. Use the arrows on the keyboard to select the "Safe Mode" option.
  4. There's going to be a bunch of code running down your monitor screen. This indicates that you are not doing anything harmful.
  5. Once the Welcome screen comes up, click the icon with the word "Administrator" beside or below it. Wait for the system to sign you on to the account.
  6. Once you are signed on to the account, open the Start Menu and click Control Panel. There, click either "User Accounts" or "User Accounts and Family Safety", depending on which system you operate.
  7. On Windows XP, just simply click on your account. On Windows 7, you have to click "Manage Another Account" before clicking on your account.
  8. Click "Change the account type".
  9. Click the radio buttons of either "Computer administrator" or "Administrator", depending on which system you operate.
  10. Click the "Change Account Type" button.
  11. Restart your computer. You will now have administrator privileges.



Tips

  • If you try to do the Windows 7 process as a standard user, you will be asked for an administrator password. A bypass tutorial for this concern can be viewed on YouTube.
  • If the hidden Administrator account has a password, there are tutorials on YouTube on how to get rid of or reset it.
  • On Windows XP, you can probably just do the process at the top of the page to make yourself an Administrator.
  • The concern about users getting an error message when trying to perform the command on Command Prompt can also be bypassed with another tutorial on YouTube.
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