Enable Windows 10 Administrator account

With Windows 10 there are many new features. Among them is that you need to manually enable the administrator account. Through the admin rights you get freedoms on your computer and can execute commands that are not available to you as a normal user.

Windows 10: Advantages of Admin Rights

Through the admin rights you can change all kinds of settings on your computer without needing further permissions. Using these rights is recommended for advanced users to get even more out of the computer. It allows you to decide exactly what you want to install on your PC and who can access it and who cannot. Your account thus has the highest priority on the computer.

How do I activate the administrator account in Windows 10?

1. When you press the key combination "Windows + R", you get to the "Run dialog".
2. Once here, you must enter the command "lusrmgr.msc" and confirm with "OK" or "Enter". Then select "Select User".
3. Now go to "Administrator" in the middle and uncheck "Account is disabled" here to release your user account for admin rights.
4. Now restart the computer to save the settings permanently. You have the full functionality of Windows 10 with your new admin rights that you have now acquired.
5. To activate the administrator account via the command prompt, first right-click on the "Windows icon" and select "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)".
6. Then enter your admin password first before activating it using the command "net user administrator /active:yes".