Enable the hidden Windows 10 administrator account

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When you first install Windows 10 you create a User Account however Windows 10 creates 2 additional user accounts which are hidden by default.One is a guest account which is very limited
The difference between the created user account and the built in user account is that the built in account is an elevated account and the account created by the user is not and will not give UAC prompts.

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To enable the Windows 10 administrator account do the following:

  1. Tap on the Windows-key. This should open the start menu or bring you to the Start Screen interface depending on how Windows 10 is configured on the system.
  2. Type cmd and wait for the results to be displayed.
  3. Right-click no the Command Prompt result and select "run as administrator" from the context menu.
  4. Run the command net user to display a list of all user accounts on the system.
  5. To activate the inactive administrator account, run the command net user administrator /active:yes
  6. If you want to enable the guest account as well run the command net user guest /active:yes
The administrator account is active now which means that you can sign in to the system using it. It is not password protected by default which means that anyone with access to the system can use it to sign in to it.

It is highly recommended to protect it with a password. This can also be done on the command line:

  1. Type net user administrator * and hit enter.
  2. You get a password prompt. Type the desired password and again when you are asked to type it a second time for confirmation.
To disable accounts at any time, use the following command:

  1. On an elevated command prompt: net user administrator /active:no
Other commands of interested are:

  1. Net user administrator - Displays information about the user account on the command line.
  2. Net user username /delete - Deletes username on the system. This does not work with built-in accounts.

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ahmad123

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Windows 10 user account is that the built in account is an or bring you to the Start Screen does not work with built-in accounts
 
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