If after you update your Windows 11/10 PC to the latest version/build and the administrator account is missing, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see what helps ...

This article mentions various methods to fix your disabled administrator account on Windows 11/10. To access most of the features, you need administrator privilege on your PC. And, if you are not able ...

Use one of these first three methods if you’re changing the built-in Administrator account name. The last method works only for regular accounts that have admin rights. This is the quickest method, ...

In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz explains how you can activate and use the real Administrator account in Microsoft Windows 7. As you know, the User Account Control (UAC) ...

If the only standard accounts are available on your Vista PC, log into the OS's hidden administrator account via Safe Mode. Also, "Gmail encryption" clarified. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about ...

When reading through guides about how to harden earlier versions of Windows, one of the recommended courses of action is to rename the Administrator account to slow down potential hackers. In Windows ...

Managing user accounts helps to ensure only authorized parties have access to your company's computers. Windows XP has a dedicated Users panel via which you can delete unnecessary administrator ...

If your employees have access to your administrator user account on your computer, they can create their own administrator accounts. Administrator accounts have unlimited access to your computer, ...

In early June, Computerworld published the story, “Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista.” At the bottom of page 5 of that story, I wrote that the built-in Administrator account is ...