No Admin Privileges on New Computer
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Blake Whitcomb
25
Reputation points
I purchased a new Lenovo laptop that came pre-installed with Windows 11 to help start a small business. I went through the Windows 11 setup and was never asked about administrator privileges. I then tried to download Microsoft Office but was asked for an admin name and password. When I entered my name and password I was told this download requires elevation. I tried to do a bunch of other things but even the "run" command requires elevation. There is no admin account on this computer and I'm the only user (for now). How can I make myself an admin? This is driving me crazy.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
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Rebecca Ruiz 10 Reputation points2025-11-12T21:34:45.8733333+00:00 I am having the same exact issue w/Lenovo laptop I got on Friday.
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Martina Foss Ashworth 10 Reputation points2025-12-01T23:01:33.2766667+00:00 I am also having this problem, with a new Lenovo laptop that I set up today. I attempted to follow the instructions, but an Admin account was not created as the instructions indicated.
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Rebecca Ruiz 10 Reputation points
2025-12-02T00:03:51.12+00:00 I'm sorry you're having this problem too. After 4 days on the phone with support, Lenovo told me I had to return it to get a computer with the correct configuration.
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Walter Underwood 0 Reputation points2026-01-08T16:05:09.89+00:00 Setting the user as "Microsoft Entra Joined Device Local Administrator" in MS identity. (Entra) is what can fix this. This is done in the online Microsoft Administration for the domain or tenant that the login email is managed by.
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