How do I change admin user?


  1. Princess18
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    How do I change admin user?


    My ex set up my notebook for me which runs windows 7. He set himself as the administrator and me as a standard user. As he's no longer about how do I switch me to admin instead of him? And no he won't give me his password to do it (I've asked)
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  3. Brink
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    Hello Princess, and welcome to Seven Forums.

    Given your situation, I would recommend to reinstall Windows 7 by doing a factory recovery/restore since it's a notebook. This will give you a fresh start again.
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