No Administrator shown in User Account, but shows in C:\User ?


  1. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    No Administrator shown in User Account, but shows in C:\User ?


    Hello,
    Cousin has an old Toshiba he bought pre loaded with W7 Home Premium. He was running it as he got it and I had him add a standard user account for general use and a quasi-administator account for working. He has been running that way for a while. Today I needed him to look in the C:\ Users account and it shows the quasi-Administrator, his standard user and a Administrator.
    Is it hard to get rid of the Administrator account, that isn't showing up in User's Accounts from the control panel.
    Thanks for any help!
    Glenn
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  2. Posts : 71,988
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #2

    Hello Glenn,

    The "C:\Users\Administrator" user profile folder is for the built-in elevated "Administrator" account. It's only created the first time that the built-in Administrator account has been enabled and logged in to.

    When the built-in "Administrator" account is disabled, it will no longer be displayed in "User Accounts" (Control Panel) or the log on screen. However, it's user profile folder will still be there since it contains that account's personal settings and such.

    Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable

    Is this what you are referring to?
    Last edited by Brink; 10 Sep 2013 at 19:18. Reason: typo
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  3. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hello Shawn,
    Honestly I don't know! I will read through the tutorial as I bet you are right. Never having enabled the built in Adminstrator Account in my computers, this is all new to me. Thanks and appreciate your time and will find out if this is what I need.
    Glenn
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 71,988
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #4

    Anytime mate. :)
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  5. Posts : 96
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    @Brink ... thanx
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