Question: How Do I Make My User an Administrator?
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How do I give myself administrator privileges?

2. Use Command Prompt

  1. From your Home Screen launch the Run box – press Wind + R keyboard keys.
  2. Type “cmd” and press enter.
  3. On the CMD window type “net user administrator /active:yes”.
  4. That’s it. Of course you can revert the operation by typing “net user administrator /active:no”.

How do I become administrator on Windows 10?

how do i become the administrator in windows 10

  1. -Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the run command, type netplwiz, and press Enter.
  2. -Select the user account and click the Properties button.
  3. -Click the Group Membership tab.
  4. -Choose the account type: Standard User or Administrator.
  5. -Click OK.
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