How to Enable, Disable and Change Password on Windows 7 Administrator Account
Intro: How to Enable, Disable and Change Password on Windows 7 Administrator Account
In this tutorial, I will show you how to enable, disable and reset password on Windows 7 hidden Administrator account
STEP 1: Query Administrator Account Info (Command Line)
To open Command Prompt
Click on START
Type 'cmd.exe' in the search box, drag cmd.exe icon to Desktop to create a shortcut
Double-click on cmd.exe shortcut to open Command Prompt dialog box
Type: net user administrator
STEP 2: Check If Administrator Account Is Disable
Look for Account active
If it's No, then Administrator account is disable
STEP 3: Enable Administrator Account and Set Password (GUI)
-Click Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management
-Select Local Users and Groups> Users
-Right-click on Administrator & select Properties
-If check box for Account is disabled is checked, it mean Administrator account been disable
-To enable account, uncheck Account is disabled option
-To set password, right-click on user Administrator & select Set Password, enter new password
STEP 4: Enable Administrator Account (Command Line)
-Right-click on shortcut cmd.exe & select 'Run as Administrator'
-Type:
net user administrator /active: yes
-To check if the account is enable, type:
net user administrator
-Check for Account active = Yes
-If u wish to disable Administrator account, type:
net user administrator /active: no
-Check for Account active = No
STEP 5: Set Administrator Password (Command Line)
-While still in Command Line, type:
net user administrator 1234
-Replace '1234' with your own password
-If you don't want the password to show, replace password with a *
net user administrator *
2 Comments
billing.indiaaccess 3 years ago
I will use the same to solve issues of my company Indiaaccess Servers and Hostasp Servers
Thanks for your info
BenjaminO33 7 years ago
it wont work. when i enabled the administrator count it says access denied