Thread: How to Enable the Administrator Account on Windows Vista and 7

Windows Vista and Windows 7 have an included administrator account but it is hidden, probably thus you do not utilize it to do something you should not do. There may be a time when you want to do something on PC that user account does not have privileges to do. There is right click Run as administrator choice but that won’t always do deception.

There is a method to allow administrator account so you can log in with it and do the task that requires to be completed with administrator access. Remember that you should not utilize this account for every day user if you actually know what you are doing. To enable account go to Start menu and locate command prompt icon. Then right tick it and select Run as administrator. Then command prompt window appear and you will be ready to type command to allow administrator account.

At prompt type in net user administrator /active: yes and hit enter. You must then get a message that the command completed successfully.



Then when you restart or logoff and on you get Administrator account with other accounts.



To stop administrator account just log in with some other account next to administrator and do similar procedure but type in net user administrator /active: no at command line.

Follow the suitable method which is helpful for you.
1st Method:
1. Right-click on My Computer icon >>select "Manage">> open "Computer Management" window.
2. Go to "Local Users and Groups >> Users". double-click on "Administrator" account. It will open its Properties. Uncheck "Account is disabled" option and Apply it.

2nd Method:
1. In the run Type "secpol.msc" or Startmenu search box>>open "Local Security Policy" window.
2. Go to "Local Policies -> Security Options".
3. Double-click on first option "Accounts: Administrator account status" and choose "Enabled" and apply it.

3rd Method:

1. Click on “Start button -> All Programs -> Accessories“. Right-click on the” Command Prompt” and then choose “Run as Administrator“.
2. Now type following command:
net user administrator /active:yes
3. That’s it. The Administrator account will be enabled. If you would like to disable it again, just replace "yes" with "no" in above command.