Lost Administrator Rights in Windows 10, What to Do?

Solve the problem of losing administrator privileges in Windows 10: Two ways to restore your administrator privileges

Did you encounter a situation where Windows 10 prompts you that you do not have administrator permissions, but you are indeed an administrator and you only have an administrator account on your computer? Don't worry, this article provides two ways to help you restore administrator permissions.

Method 1: Restore administrator permissions through safe mode

Step 1: Log in with the administrator account that currently has lost administrator privileges.

Step 2: Open the computer Settings panel and select Account .

Step 3: Select Family and Other Users and click to add others to this computer.

Step 4: Click I don't have this person's login information.

Step 5: Click to add a user without a Microsoft account.

Step 6: Enter the username and click Next step . This will add a new local account to your computer.

Step 7: Press Win R key to open the Run dialog box, enter cmd and press Enter.

Step 8: After the command prompt window opens, enter shutdown /r /o and press Enter.

Step 9: After Windows 10 restarts to the "Select an option " screen, click Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > Start Settings . Then click Restart.

Step 10: On the Start Settings screen, press the numeric key 4 to enable safe mode.

Step 11: After Windows 10 enters safe mode, open the control panel. Go to User Account > Manage other accounts, select the new local account you added in step 6, and click the Change Account Type link. Select Admin and click to change the account type to change the account from standard user to administrator.

Step 12: Restart the computer to exit Windows 10's safe mode and return to normal mode. Log in to Windows 10 with a new administrator account. Now that you have restored the administrator rights for Windows 10, you can delete the problem administrator account that caused you to lose the administrator rights.

Method 2: Use iSumsoft tool to restore administrator permissions

This method requires you to borrow a computer that can be accessed as an administrator.

Step 1: Download and install iSumsoft Windows Password Refixer on another computer that you can access with administrator privileges.

Step 2: Launch this tool and follow its steps to burn it to a USB drive to create a bootable disk.

Step 3: Connect the bootable USB drive to a Windows 10 computer with lost administrator rights and set the computer to boot from the USB drive.

Step 4: After the "Windows Password Refixer" screen appears, click Add user. Then enter the user name in the dialog box and click OK. This will add a new local user with administrator privileges on your Windows 10.

Step 5: Click Reboot and exit to boot the USB drive to restart the computer. A new administrator account will appear on the Windows 10 login screen. Log in to this account and you have restored administrator permissions.

I hope the above methods can help you solve the problem!

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