Forgot to give admin rights to an account in Win 11

[Boe Dillard]

Hello,

Typically I create install or admin local accounts for a local windows PC so the user doesn't accidentally install a virus with admin rights.    I rebooted before I assigned admin rights to the install account and the default user doesn't have admin rights.   This usually a big deal as I'd just hack the windows set up -  however this is a dell PC and if you boot off a thumb drive it doesn't give you access to the default formatted raid drive.

I tried to follow this - however with Windows 11, you don't get startup settings under troubleshooting - you do get startup repair which won't help.   If I try to run msconfig in windows - that requires admin rights.

I could just reformat but I'm curious if there is another solution to the problem.

[#2]

@Boe Dillard 

Thank you for this topic also I would like to know how to solve it?

[#3 · Accepted solution]

I figured it out.

Go to the bios - set the drive to ahci

boot off the thumb drive

run disk part

select the volume

assign it a letter

Do the standard windows hack from that drive letter

remove the drive letter

boot - switch the bios back to raid - they really should stop making that the default IMHO

use the new account