Switching from Standard to Admin Account on Windows 10

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On the Windows 10 operating system, just like its predecessors, Microsoft allows users to create multiple accounts on the same system. This feature is quite useful when you have only one computer at home and you want to switch a Standard Account to an Administrator Account. Let's follow the article below for more details.

After installing Windows 10, users typically set up a user account and will have various options with different user accounts. Especially when there's only one computer at home, every time a user needs to change system settings, they require administrative privileges, and it needs to be set up for that user. Therefore, right after installing Windows 10, it's advisable to create a Windows 10 account to ensure that account has full privileges and features.

Changing Standard Account to Admin on Windows 10

For whatever reason, you find yourself needing to grant Admin privileges to a User account in Windows but don't know where to begin. Besides having to register a Microsoft account to switch from a Standard Account to an Admin one, follow the steps provided by Mytour below.

Guide on How to Change Standard Account to Admin on Windows 10

Step 1: From the computer screen interface, left-click on the Windows icon at the bottom left corner of the screen and select Settings

Step 2: The Settings interface will appear, select Accounts

Step 3: Here, on the left column, select Family & other users. Scroll down to the Other users section, where you will see the accounts that you can assign Administrator privileges to.

Step 4: Next, select any account to grant privileges to and choose Change account type.

Step 5: A popup window will appear, under the Account type section, there are 2 options: Standard User and Administrator. If you are currently on a Standard User account, select Administrator and then click OK, otherwise, if you are already in Administrator mode, leave it as is and click Cancel.

With just a few simple steps as guided by Mytour above, you can set your computer account from Standard to Admin. Additionally, using Windows 10 is crucial, as the Administrator account represents the highest authority of user privilege on Windows. The same goes for Windows 10; if you want to access all areas of the system, you can refer to how to enable Admin account on Win 10 as we introduced in the previous article.

Additionally, if you wish to refresh your Windows 10 operating system, you can refer to how to reset Windows 10 as we have introduced in our previous articles. Resetting Windows 10 helps the system run faster and more stable compared to when we have installed many other software and different settings.

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