How To Change Administrator On Windows 10

Just like a company, your computer also has a hierarchy of users as well, where depending on your role, there are certain functions that may or may not be off-limits to you. With Microsoft Windows, the highest possible role you could have is administrator. This basically gives you access to all of the features of Windows where you can make changes that affect how the operating system runs.

This is important because it can also help prevent a regular user from making a change that could have a negative impact on performance as well as security, so obviously choosing the administrator is crucial, and here’s how you can assign that role to yourself or someone.

Change administrator on Windows 10

Method 1

1. Click the Start menu and click on Settings
2. Select Accounts
3. Select Family & other users
4. Click on the person’s name and select Change account type
5. From the drop-down menu, select Administrator
6. Click OK

Method 2

1. Click the Start menu and type Control Panel and launch it
2. Under User Accounts click Change account type
3. Click the user account you want to change
4. Click Change the account type
5. Select Administrator
6. Click Change Account Type and you’re good to go

Do note that when you give someone an Administrator role, they could make changes that might have negative consequences. As Microsoft warns on their support page:

“A user with an administrator account can access anything on the system, and any malware they encounter can use the administrator permissions to potentially infect or damage any files on the system. Only grant that level of access when absolutely necessary and to people you trust.”

Tyler Lee
Categories: Computers
Tags: Microsoft, Security, Windows, Windows 10