How do I change a user account to the administrator on Windows 11/10? When you perform a clean install to Windows 11, Microsoft insists you create a cloud account. Most Windows users sign up with an online Microsoft account or create a new Microsoft account during the installation of Windows 11. Once the Windows setup is completed, they create a local account on their computer, and they delete the cloud account. It is quite easy to make a local user account on your computer, but Windows 11/10 creates a user account with limited privilege by default.
Limited account has insufficient privileges, and they can’t perform administrative tasks. Also, if you have no administrator account on your PC, you can’t drop the cloud account from your PC. That means you have to grant full access to a local user account on your computer so that you can delete another user account from your PC.
Reasons may be several to keep a local user account on your PC. At least you should maintain two user accounts on your computer, so in case something goes wrong, you can troubleshoot your PC through another user account.
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How to grant Administrator rights to a User Account on Windows 11 using the Settings App?
The Settings app on Windows 11 is quite powerful and lets you perform several administrative tasks without Command Prompt and PowerShell knowledge. Using the Settings app is straightforward and allows you to change an existing user account to administrator. You need to log in to an administrator account on your computer to perform the administrative tasks, like upgrading the user account.
Step 1. Launch the Settings app by pressing
Step 2. Under the “Other users” section, you will find all the local user accounts and cloud accounts available on your computer or laptop. Click on the user account that you want to upgrade or grant administrative rights.
Step 3. Now, click on the
Step 4. Now, a new pop-up window will open “Change account type.” From the drop-down menu of “Account type,” select the
Step 5. Finally, click on the
How to assign Administrator rights to a User Account on Windows 10 using the Settings App?
Step 1. Open the Settings app by pressing
Step 2. Under Accounts, click on the
Step 3. Now click on the
Step 4. On the pop-up window that appears, click on the
Step 5. Finally, click on the
How to Change a User Account to Administrator using the Control Panel on Windows 11/10?
Step 1. Press the
Also Refer: Multiple ways to open Control Panel in Windows 11?
Step 2. In the Control Panel window, ensure “View by” is set to Category and then click on the
Step 3. Click on the Local Account that you want to upgrade.
Step 4. Now, click on the link labeled with
Step 5. In the next window, select
After performing the above steps, the selected account is promoted to administrator.
How to Convert a User Account to Administrator Using Computer Management?
This method is applicable for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. You need to do the following steps:-
Step 1. Press the
Also Read: Multiple ways to open Computer Management on Windows 10.
Step 2. On the Computer Management window, double-click on the
Step 3. Now, click on the
Step 4. After doing the above steps, you will see all the user accounts on your computer on the middle pane. Double-click the user account that you want to change to administrator from the middle column.
Step 5. On the properties dialog box that opens, click on the
Step 6. Now, click on the
Step 7. In the pop-up window, type
Step 8. Finally, click on the
How to Change a User Account to Administrator Using the Command Prompt on Windows 11/10?
Step 1. Open Command Prompt with administrator.
To open the Command Prompt window, first press
If the User Account Control dialog prompts, click on the
Step 2. In the Command Prompt, type the following and then press
net localgroup administrators "UserAccountName" /add
Note: Replace UserAccountName with your user account; that’s right, you would like to raise it.
You will get a message, “the command completed successfully.” Now, your local user account rights have been raised to the administrator.
How to Change a User Account to Administrator Using the PowerShell?
PowerShell is another method to change a user account to administrator. Perform the following recommended steps:-
Step 1. Open Windows PowerShell with administrator privilege.
To launch Windows PowerShell with elevated rights, press
When the User Account Control dialog box appears, click on the
Step 2. In the elevated PowerShell window, type the following and hit Enter from the keyboard:-
Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Administrators" -Member "UserAccountName"
Note: Replace UserAccountName with your user account; that’s right, you want to raise it.
That’s it. Once you execute that above command in PowerShell, a limited user will be an administrator on your computer.
How to Change a User Account to Administrator Using the Netplwiz or Control Userpasswords2 Command?
Netplwiz and Control Userpasswords2 are two commands through which you can change the user account privilege on all versions of Windows, including Win 11 and 10.
Step 1. Press
Step 2. In the Run dialog box, type the following and hit
Netplwiz
or
Control Userpasswords2
Step 3. On the User Account window, select the user account under the “Users for this computer” box and then click on the
Step 4. In the User Properties window, select the
That’s all.