If you want to change the administrator under Windows 10 or add another administrator, you need administrator rights for the process itself. This requires either an administrator’s login or password. We will show you step by step how to do it.
There must be at least one administrator on each computer. If you are the sole administrator, you cannot make yourself a standard user. You must first set a second administrator.
– Open the Windows 10 Start menu at the bottom left and select the settings there via the cogwheel icon.
– In the category “Accounts” you will now find your personal user account. Below the profile picture you will find the type of your account, “Administrator” or “Standard user”.
– Switch to the category “Family and other users” on the left, select the desired user and click on the button “Change account type”.
– Here you have the choice between “Administrator” or “Standard user”. Now confirm by clicking on “OK”.
– The selected user then receives administrator rights. This process is only possible from an administrator’s account.
Windows 10: Change Administrator via System Settings
Alternatively, you can also use the Control Panel to adjust the administrator rights. The end result is the same.
– Open the Control Panel and select the category “User accounts” and again “User accounts” there
– Click on the option “Manage other account” and select the desired account.
– Click on the item “Change account type” to change the status from “Standard” to “Administrator”.
Click on the button “Change account type” and your settings will be applied.
