Windows 7 - Built-in Administrator Account - Change Name

If they have an administrator account, it wouldn't do any good since they are able to change any setting you make as well.

If you give them ADMIN accounts it will be just like yours

If you are worried about sites they might go to or need to be monitored you can always look in the history and with your ADMIN block access and let them know why it was blocked

Atleast giving them a set of rules before using the device would be recommended too since you are worried about things being done when your not there

Also some virus programs have detailed web blocking features ,I would look into this it wil save you time trouble and hair loss

Hello Koolkat,

Basically, the built-in Adminstrator account is like the one in XP and has full unrestricted access of the computer. The default administrator user account that you create in User Accounts or during the installation of Windows 7 is like the built-in Administrator account except that it will be prompted by UAC by default when anything ran in that account affect other users or the system. This is done to have better security since whatever runs on the computer will have the same access rights as the user account that you are currently logged on.

That's why it's not recommended to always use the built-in Administrator account as an everyday account. If malware was to run while logged in the built-in Administrator account, it would have the same unrestricted access of the computer. At least with a default administratror user account, you might have a change to click on NO in a UAC prompt to prevent the malware from doing serious damage.




From: Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable

Hope this helps.

thanks it helped

You're welcome Koolkat.

Hello!

I am using an Acer Aspire M3970 with Windows 7... For some reason, I am trying to change the existing User Account Name from, shall we say KRYONET, to bPr. However, the name KRYONET is greyed out, i.e. I can't change it using the methods I've read on this thread.

Is this because this is the original Administrators account? Is it changeable?

Many Thanks (I see this thread was started some years ago!)

Hello Waterpistol,

This tutorial is only for the built-in "Administrator" account, and not for a normal user account (administrator or standard user).

For what you are wanting, one of the tutorials below should work for you instead. If you also wanted to change the C:\Users\(user-name) folder's name as well, then use the second tutorial.

User Account Name - Vista Forums

User Profile Folder - Change User Account Folder Name

Hope this helps,
Shawn