Unlock the supersecret Administrator account for vista
Deep inside the bowels of Windows Vista, there’s a secret Administrator account, and it’s different from the normal administrator account you most likely have set up on your PC. This Administrator account is not part of the Administrator group. (Confused yet? You should be.) It’s a kind of superadministrator, akin to the root account in Unix, and by default it’s turned off and hidden. (In describing this hack, we’ll always use the capital “A” for the secret Administrator account, and a lowercase “a” for a normal administrator account.)
In versions of Windows before Windows Vista, the Administrator account wasn’t hidden, and many people used it as their main or only account. This Administrator account had full rights over the computer.
In Windows Vista, Microsoft changed that. In Vista, the Administrator account is not subject to UAC, but normal administrator accounts are. So the Administrator can make any changes to the system and will see no UAC prompts.
Turning on the Administrator account is straightforward. First, open an elevated command prompt by typing cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator — or just use the shortcut you created in the previous hack.
Then enter this command and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:yes
From now on, the Administrator account will appear as an option on the Welcome screen, along with any user accounts you may have set up. Use it like any other account. Be aware that it won’t have a password yet, so it’s a good idea to set a password for it.
If you want to disable the account and hide it, enter this command at an elevated command prompt and press Enter:
Net user administrator /active:no
Tags: account, admin, cmd, command, hack, Microsoft, root_account, shortcut, unix, user_accounts, Windows, windows vista
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nimd4 on 09 Jan 2009 at 1:15 pm #
“First, open an elevated command prompt by typing cmd into the Search box on the Start menu, right-clicking the command prompt icon that appears at the top of the Start menu, then selecting Run as administrator — or just use the shortcut you created in the previous hack.”
& you will be password prompted; so what’s the point of turning on the account? If a user doesn’t have an admin password, he’s locked out anyway.
zedi on 19 Feb 2009 at 3:47 am #
i an not the adminstrator…….so i cant install anything..my mom locked it….now i want to make a secret account now…..so ifollowes every step then it says tha acces denied….why?? and how??
Abdul Qader on 23 Feb 2009 at 1:27 pm #
Thanks, i have created the account but when i go ahead and try to delete it, it gives me an error with the syntax. I’ve tried it time and again; same thing. Apparently, the second command given (…/active:no) isn’t enough and something more is required. Any help?
(and no, my admin account does NOT have a password)
pauline on 15 Aug 2009 at 1:06 am #
why does it say access denied??!?!?
Achintha on 23 Sep 2009 at 6:59 am #
It is not working ; cmd is display System error 5 has occurred.
Andy on 11 Oct 2009 at 1:13 am #
very good!
BTW, there is another good solution.
I have downloaded Windows Password Recovery Tool 3.0 . it not only supports XP, 2000, and NT, I have personally tested it with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate. It works perfectly to reset any local user account to a blank password. I Wrote it to an old 128mb USB flash drive do this. Booting up and clearing a password takes a minute or two works like a charm.