How to log into Windows 10 as an administrator

Each account in Windows 10 has its own access rights. Privileges can be given to either a regular user or a user with extended rights, or an administrator. If you log into the system with administrator privileges, you can do everything: change UAC, configure and administer the local network, install any applications - in general, really everything you want to do in the operating system.

Method number 1 - using the command line

How to use it? We launch the cmd mode on behalf of the administrator using any method convenient for you (for example, right-click the mouse on the “Start” button and select “Command line (administrator)” from the menu).

Now that you are logged in, enter the following command at the prompt: net user administrator /active:yes and calmly log in to the system with maximum access rights.

This is the most accessible, simple and understandable way to log into the system as an administrator, since it does not require special knowledge and skills, and all the necessary administration skills are reduced to a banal right-click on a menu item.

Method No. 2 - using the “Local Security Policies” snap-in

The above snap-in is an excellent tool for OS administration. You can find out more details from the article. If you haven't used it before, now is the time to join. This mechanism is incredibly functional and capable of quite a lot, so you will use its services more than once if you want to make your work in Windows 10 more comfortable and enjoyable.

We enter it using the Win+R key combination and entering the command “secpol.msc”. An alternative method is “Start” -> “System Tools - Windows” -> “Control Panel” -> “Security and System” -> “Administrative Tools”.

Finally, if you are logged into this tool, open the “Local Policies” -> “Security Settings” folder and on the right in the list of options, select the “Accounts: ‘Administrator’ account status” option.

Double-click on the parameter and activate the presented option.

We save all changes, and now you can log in under the current active account with admin rights.

Method No. 3 – using the “Local Groups and Users” utility

Again we use the “Win+R” key sequence and enter the “lusrmgr.msc” command. The equipment we need opens. We expand the “Users” branch in detail and study the list of users who have access to the system.

We select the user we need and double-click. The form for user access parameters to the OS opens. Go to the second tab “Group Membership”, and here we add the “Administrators” group to the privileges of the active user. How to do it? First, click the “Add” button.

Next, in the text field of the new form that opens, enter the name of the group – “Administrators”. After that, click on the “Check names” button. The group must be identified and its full name must appear on the same form. Click OK, and the group is added to the privileges of the active user.

Method number 4 - using Windows 10 settings

Go to the “Settings” menu of the system and select the “Accounts” section. Next we need the category “Family and other users”. Here, in the section of the form we need, we perform one click on the user’s name. The “Change account type” button appears. Click on it.

As a result of such simple manipulations, a miniform appears on the screen with a choice of account type. Select “Administrator” from the list and confirm your decision by clicking OK.

Now all that remains for us is to log into the system as this user and take advantage of all the benefits of extended superuser rights.

In this article, I described several practical ways to log in as an administrator in Windows 10. In fact, such rights may be needed if you often install new applications, clean the registry, or change operating system settings. In all other cases, the rights of a regular user may be quite sufficient, and you can work successfully without administrator privileges.