Cannot change account to administrator!

Anonymous
2012-11-03T17:01:26+00:00

Hi. I need to change my account to administrator so I can make changes to my internet accounts but my internet provider told me that I am just a standard user in Windows 8 and I need to change it to administrator. When I try to change my user profile from standard to administrator, Windows 8 won't let me, even though I am logged in under my Microsoft account. How can I change this? It's pretty frustrating!!

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Anonymous
2012-11-03T22:53:02+00:00

Hi. I need to change my account to administrator so I can make changes to my internet accounts but my internet provider told me that I am just a standard user in Windows 8 and I need to change it to administrator. When I try to change my user profile from standard to administrator, Windows 8 won't let me, even though I am logged in under my Microsoft account. How can I change this? It's pretty frustrating!!

Hi

You cannot use a Standard (Local) account to change the account to Administrator. You can only use an existing Administrator account to do this.

Open Control Panel (Move the cursor to the lower/left corner of the screen and Right Click, select Control Panel on the menu.

In Control Panel, select User Accounts.

Select Manage another account.

This will show all of the user accounts on the computer. If there is an Administrator account it will show that designation.

Sign Out and log on with any Administrator Account.

Go back to Control Panel/User Accounts.

Select Manage another account and then select the Standard account you wish to change.

Select the Change Account Type option.

Select the Administrator option to change the account and click the Change Account Type button.

If there are no other Administrator Accounts, let us know and we can try another recovery method.

Let us know what you find.

Regards

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-03-23T18:45:03+00:00

    thank you sir i followed the steps as you mentioned and able to make my account to admin from standard account...

    but when i want to update my window 8 to 8.1 there is always a error displaying still as before

    that is

    you need to use an account with admin privileges to install windows 8.1......like this

    kindly give reply regarding this

    how can i use my account with admin privileges??

    so that i install windows 8.1 easily

    Thanks again

    Regards

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-03-21T23:04:19+00:00

    what if the computer wont let me select change account type botton, even on safe mode.

    Hi Bryan

    Are you logging on with the account named Administrator in Safe Mode?

    If you are, there should be no problem changing another account to an Administrator account.

    Let us know.

    Regards

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-21T22:50:59+00:00

    I too have the same problem. I have a Windows Account and a Local Account. Neither have administrator rights. No Administrative Account is visible anywhere. If I try to make changes, such as installing Adobe, I'm asked for a finger swipe, but when I do, it says I need to be elevated. I tried to enter "Net User administrator /active:yes" at CMD prompt, but got system error 5. No matter what I tried or where I looked, I couldn't find or set up an administrator.

    Judy

    Hi Judy

    The following will recover your Administrator account.

    If there are no Administrator accounts on the system, you can boot to Safe Mode to access the Built-in Administrator account.

    1. Press WinKey+I to display Settings.
    2. Click the Power Options icon.
    3. Hold down the Shift Key while you click the Restart option.
    4. On the first screen, select Troubleshoot.
    5. On the next screen, select Advanced Options.
    6. On the next screen, select Startup Settings. Click the Restart Button.
    7. Press the Number4 Key.

    The computer will start in Safe Mode.

    Click the Arrow Icon.

    Select the Administrator account.

    After Safe Mode starts, open Control Panel / User Accounts.

    Select Manage another account and select the account you wish to change to an Administrator account.

    Select Change Account Type.

    Select the Administrator option and click the Change account type button.

    Exit Control Panel and Restart the computer.

    Log on with your Administrator account.

    Let us know if this works for you.

    Regards

    what if the computer wont let me select change account type botton, even on safe mode

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-03-16T07:08:33+00:00

    sir there is no other admin account let me know another recovery method

    by mistake I am changed the account to standard account

    reply please as soon as possible

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