Change Administrator account name
Artem Ivat and one other contributor
Last updated on May 13, 2022
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What you need
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×2Pair of Hands
How would you follow this guide without it?!
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Open up the Run prompt by pressing Win + R
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Type In Control userpasswords2 Exactly.
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Click OK or Press enter.
Ask FixBot
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Select the User with the group Administrators
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Click on Properties
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Type In the name you want your Administrator name to be.
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Press on one of these buttons (see second image)
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After Doing Step 3, Press OK once more.
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After Clicking OK, Open up the Start Menu by pressing the green button that says start and then click Log Off
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Click Log Off again.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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