How to Login as Administrator in Windows 10?

Do you want to login as administrator in Windows 10? Yes, sometime you might require to log in as an administrator. Because as some programs demand the user be logged in as an administrator.

And you may not be aware of the fact that in Windows 10 the local administrator account is disabled. So, if you want to login as an administrator, first you have to activate or enable the administrator account.

It may be the case that you are the single user of the system and might be considered as an administrator still you will be prompted by the User Account Control while installing any software or performing some or other operation in the computer.

If you have really logged in as an administrator then the User Account Control will never prompt you the message while performing the action. In this section, we will discuss the steps to log in as an administrator.

Steps to Login as Administrator in Windows 10:

Step 1: First of all, search for the Command Prompt in the Windows search box.

Step 2: Now, from the displayed search results right-click on the Command Prompt app and from the displayed menu click on ‘Run as administrator’.

Step 3: An Administrator: Command Prompt window will pop out. Here, you have to type the command given below:
net user administrator /active:yes
This command activates the administrator user account in your system.

Step 4: After executing the above command successfully, you have to exit the administrator command prompt. To exit type the command ‘exit’ and press Enter.

Step 5: After performing step 4 you have to Log Off or restart your Windows 10 system. And you will see that now you will have the Administrator account in the user list of the computer and now, you can log in as administrator.

So, this is all about the steps to log in as an administrator. Hope the content is useful. Keep reading.