I'm not the administrator of my Windows 8 computer which is not allowing me to repair anything on it, and I can't even fix my

casey1974 · Jan 24, 2015

I need something strong to fix my computer cos I can't even be an administrator or change my use acct settings.

i7Baby · Jan 24, 2015

Create an account that is administrator. From that, change your account to Administrator. Go into your account. From that, delete the new account.

USAFRet · Jan 24, 2015

Why aren't you the admin?
On initial startup, the first account created is the admin account. Either preinstalled bought from the store, or an OS you bought and installed.

thenewnumber2 · Jan 24, 2015

i7Baby :

Is it possible to create an admin account from within a user account?

USAFRet · Jan 24, 2015

thenewnumber2 :

No.

thenewnumber2 · Jan 24, 2015

USAFRet :

thenewnumber2 :

No.

Makes sense. That "feature" could (and would) be seriously abused.

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