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In this article, wikiHow will show you how to determine if you’re using your computer’s administrator account, and how to change an existing user account to administrator status. To change the computer account, you must have administrator privileges.

On Windows

Windows 10

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Open the Start menu

Windows Start

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(Startup). Click on the Windows logo in the bottom left corner of the screen or press the ⊞ Win key.

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Click on

Windows Settings

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(setting). This option is located right on the Start window.

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Click on Accounts . The humanoid icon is in the middle of the options.
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Click on Your info. This is the tab located in the upper left corner of the Settings window. This will display your profile information.
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Look for the “Administrator” tag under your name. Your profile name is at the top of the page; If you see “Administrator” under your name and email address, this is an administrator account.

  • Without using an administrator account, you cannot change other users’ accounts.
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Click on Family & other people . This is the tab located on the left side of the window. If you are not an administrator, you cannot see this option.
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Click on the username or email address. This option is right below the “Other people” or “Your family” headlines.
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Click on Change account type . This button is located just below the username or email address.
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Click on the drop-down dialog box. This dialog box is under the heading “Account type”.
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Click on Administrator . You’ll see the option at the top of the pop-up menu.

  • Alternatively, you can click on Standard user to revoke administrator rights.
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Click OK . This is to save changes and apply admin rights to the user you selected.

Windows 7

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Open the Start menu

Windows 7 Start

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. In addition to clicking the Windows logo, you can also press the ⊞ Win key.

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Click on Contrp Panel . This option is on the right side of the Start window.

  • If Contrp Panel is not found, type “contrp panel” into Start and click Contrp Panel at the top of the search results window.
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Click on Category . This option is located in the upper-right corner of the Contrp Panel window.
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Click on Small icons . This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. When you do, you will see the User Accounts icon appear.
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Click on User Accounts . The option is in the last row of icons.
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Find “Administrator” below the account name. In the top right corner of the window, you’ll see your account’s icon and name; If you’re using an administrator account, you’ll see “Administrator” appear below the name.

  • If you see the line “Standard user”, you cannot change the account type of other users.
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Click on the Manage another account link. This option is near the bottom of the list of links on the left side of the window.
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Double click on the username. This is the account you want to change.
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Click on the link Change the account type . This option is near the bottom of the list of links on the left side of the window.
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Click on the Administrator circle. This circle is in the center of the page.

  • If you want to revoke administrator rights, click on the Standard User circle.
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Click on Change Account Type . This button is at the bottom of the window. This will save the changes to the selected user.

On Mac

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Open the Apple menu

Mac Apple

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. Click on the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen.

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Click on System Preferences . This option is at the top of the drop-down menu.
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Click on Users & Groups . The icon is almost like the projection of two people. You can find this option in the bottom left corner of the System Preferences window.
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Find your name in the left sidebar. You can find the current account name at the top of this bar.
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Look for the line “Admin” below the name. If you see “Admin”, you are using an administrator account; otherwise, you are only a shared user and cannot change other people’s account status.
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Click on the padlock icon. The icon is in the bottom left corner of the window.
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Enter the administrator password, then click OK . This is the operation that unlocks the user menu for editing.
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Click on the username. This is the username you want to add admin rights to.
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Check the “Allow user to administer this computer” dialog box. If you want to remove the account’s administrative rights, uncheck the above dialog box.
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    Click on the lock icon again. This is to save changes and apply the account style changes to the selected account.

    • Advice

    • To improve security, you should only give admin rights to as few people as possible.
    • Standard users will have limited control over the system and will not be able to install programs, delete system files, or change settings. Guests can use basic files and programs, but no other capabilities.

    Warning

    • If you use a work/shared computer, do not change your administrative settings without notifying the IT department or the computer owner.

    In this article, wikiHow will show you how to determine if you’re using your computer’s administrator account, and how to change an existing user account to administrator status. To change the computer account, you must have administrator privileges.

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