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AndyPe
May 14, 2026Copper Contributor
Changing user to administrator
I hope this is the right place to post my question/problem. I bought my laptop pre-installed at a shop some time ago. Now I need to be able to use administrator rights to perform some alterations. ...
ScrollZSilva
May 14, 2026Copper Contributor
Hi,
Yes, this is the right place 🙂
If you already have the administrator password from the shop, you can change your current account to administrator by doing this:
- Open Settings → Accounts → Family & other users
- Select your account
- Click Change account type
- Change it from Standard User to Administrator
- Enter the admin password when prompted
You can also log in directly to the administrator account if the shop provided the username/password for it.
If the administrator account is hidden or unavailable, let us know which Windows version you are using and we can guide you further 👍