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very helpful thank you!
User Account Type - Change
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How to Change a User Account Type in Windows 7
I am the only user on my computer. Some time ago, I changed my normal Admin account (default Admin-level account created in Windows 7, not the "hidden" Uber-Admin account) to Standard User, with the intent of setting up a new Administrator account to handle Admin tasks without having to go into "hidden" Admin account each time. BIG MISTAKE! (Unfortunately, I had not seen the warning in this thread!) Now, I can not change it back, or even change a newly-created account to Administrator type, even using the "hidden" Admin account. When I go into Control Panel/User Accounts, click on the desired account, click on change account type, and click on Administrator, the "Change Account Type" click box grays out, and nothing changes. This happens even when I try it from the "hidden" Uber-Admin account, in Safe Mode and with UAC turned off. That I can't do this from my standard user account doesn't surprise me, but that I can't even achieve this using the "hidden" Administrator account is very, very frustrating. (I can't help wondering WHY Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, could not put a warning in that pops up if one tries to change their only non-hidden account from Admin to Standard, indicating that this can't be undone without an act of God plus an act of Congress, i.e., functionally impossible.) How do I affect this change, and regain administrative rights over my own computer without having to uninstall/reinstall Windows 7?
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New #13
Hello MADinIA,
Yeah, I never understood why Windows would let you change your last admin account to be a standard user either.
Have you already tried changing the account's type in an elevated command prompt while logged in to the built-in Administrator account?
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Tried this; shows that my account is already in Administsrators group, but when I look at it in Control Panel/Users/change account type, it still shows up as User, not as Administrator.
Also went through Option Five, made sure desired user was IN Administrators group, but NOT IN Users (thought this might force change from Standard User to Administrator, but no such luck). When I went into Control Panel/Users/"My Admin Acct" and clicked on "Change Account Type, still shows up as standard user.
Brink -- Really like your signature line, "There are no dumb questions, just the people who do not ask them." Just wish everyone thought like this...Last edited by MADinIA; 17 Jan 2016 at 19:54. Reason: Added other methods tried
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New #15
MADinIA,
By default, your account should be a member of both the "Users" and "Administrators" group. If you're joined to a homegroup, then it will also be a member of the "HomeUsers" group.
If you use the commands in step 2 of OPTION FOUR, does it show this?
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No, it doesn't. I tried doing this step in command prompt, it yielded only a long list. I took a screencap of this and saved it to a Word document; not sure if I can post it here, but I'll try.
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New #17
You just entered the commands incorrectly. It should be these below instead. :)
net localgroup users
net localgroup administrators
net localgroup homeusers
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Hi, Brinks,
I am the only user and I have the privileges of standard adminstrator. I mean, my account icon and type show the user account, i created as administrator but as standard administrator. If I change that to Administrator, either the change the account type is not clickable or if I change and click, sometimes it allows , then when I open to see that, it becomes standard administrator.
how to fix this
would the av any way responsibleLast edited by jraju; 24 Jan 2022 at 22:31.
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Hello mate,
You wouldn't be able to change the account type if currently signed in as a standard user.
If it's the only administrator account on the computer, it should normally not allow you to change it to a standard user.
If needed, you should be able to enable and sign in to the built-in Administrator account below to make this change for an account.
Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable
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