Enable/ Disable the Hidden Administrator User Account (Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista)

jcgriff2 · Mar 23, 2013

Enable/ Disable the Hidden Administrator User Account
Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10

Press WIN + X keys | select "Command Prompt (Admin)" | type/ paste contents of code box:

Activate the Hidden Administrator account

Code:

net user administrator /active:yes

Log off your user account and logon to the account named Administrator

Deactivate the Hidden Administrator account

Code:

net user administrator /active:no