Lost Administrator Rights in Windows 10/8/7, How to Fix?

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Lost admin rights / privileges on the only user account on your Window 10 computer? Windows 8 administrator privileges not working? Windows 7 says you need administrator permission but you are the administrator? As a result of losing the admin rights, you may have issues in using Windows Apps, making new or modifying Windows configuration settings in Control Panel, using Snap-ins ;and several other problems on your system.

• Method 1: Get Back Lost Administrator Rights in Windows 10/8/7 Using Safe Mode
• Method 2: Create a New Admin Account to Regain Administrator Privilege

Method 1: Get Back Lost Administrator Rights in Windows 10/8/7 Using Safe Mode

If you unfortunately lost administrator rights in Windows 10/8/7, you can follow steps below to create a new standard user and switch it to an admin account through Safe Mode. Below we take Windows 10 for example.

• Note: Safe Mode is a little complicated for ordinary users. You can use method 2 in this article to create a new admin account directly.
• Select the Start button, then select Settings > Accounts > Family & other people > Add someone else to this PC.

• Select “Add someone else to this PC” and click on the link at the bottom that reads “The person I want to add doesn’t have an email address”.

• Ignore the prompt to provide an email or phone number and click on the link at the bottom that says “Add a user without a Microsoft account”.

• Type a user name, and then click Next to add a new local account on your PC.

• Press Windows Key + Q and type cmd, for the search results, click Command Prompt. Type following command and hit Enter key to boot your PC to Safe Mode.
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• After Windows 10 restart to the "Choose an option" screen, click Troubleshoot -> Advanced options -> Startup Settings. Then click Restart and press 4 number key to enable safe mode on the Startup Settings screen.

• After getting into Safe Mode, open Control Panel. Go to User Accounts -> Manage another account, select the new local account you added.
• Click the Change the account type link. Select Administrator and click “Change Account Type” to change the account from a standard user to an administrator.

Now you can reboot your computer and sign into it with the new admin account. ;

Method 2: Create a New Admin Account to Regain Administrator Privilege

Most users who have lost their administrator rights, have only a single account on their system, which was of course the administrator account. In this case, the easiest way to fix Windows administrator privileges not working is creating a new admin account with Windows Password Recovery Tool. It powerfully allows you to boot your PC to WinPE and create a new admin account without sign into your computer.

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• Run the software and insert a CD/DVD disk or USB flash. Specify the CD / USB burning drive and click "Burn" start burning an ISO image file to your chosen media.

• Reboot your computer from the CD/DVD-ROM/USB. After that, Windows Password Recovery Tool appears on your screen.
• Select the target Windows system and then select Create a new account. Enter the new User Name and Password to create this account.

With Windows Password Recovery Tool, you can fix get back lost administrator rights in Window 10/8/7 in easy steps. Just get this tool and have your problem solved instantly.