With the release of the seventh modification of Windows and several subsequent ones in the operating system, there was an unpleasant separation of users for many on the basis of rights and privileges for performing certain actions or changing some system settings. That is why ordinary users, so to speak, infringed on their rights, began to have legitimate questions about how to enable an administrator in Windows 7 and above for their loved ones. Some naive users believe that, having received special privileges, they will become full-fledged owners of their own computer system. No matter how! It should be noted that in all recent systems there is a built-in super administrator record, without which it is simply impossible to make some settings, install programs, or even access files of another user registered in the system.
Why might the “account” of the administrator be required on Windows systems?
To paraphrase a well-known saying, regarding Windows systems we can say that the administrator is the head of everything. Indeed, the system endlessly asks for some permissions to install and run applications, change important parameters that may affect performance, call system tools, etc. Even access to files of other registered users may be completely or partially blocked. Here you really think about how to enable the administrator in Windows 7 to avoid these most constant requests. You can use several simple methods. But first of all, let's dwell on the built-in "accounting" of the super-admin.
How to enable the built-in administrator in Windows 7 and above?
Speaking of the built-in "account" of the super administrator, let's first figure out whether to enable it at all. By default, it is in all systems after the first installation, and so is in an active state. Disabling it may be necessary only if you want all installed programs or application installers that you intend to install in the future not to require superuser consent. Also, deactivation can be useful if you need to automatically appoint yourself an administrator and gain access to the files or settings of other users.
To disable the superadmin, you need to run the command line (currently exclusively on behalf of the administrator), and then run the command net user Admin / active: no without quotes. However, some tools of the system will still be impossible to use. So, for example, it will be impossible to use some specialized command-line tools, edit and save changes to the hosts file (here, on behalf of the administrator, you need to run the Notepad editor itself), move, copy or delete some important system files, etc. when you turn on the recording of the built-in admin, even the choice of logging in will appear. When you log in with such an "account" there will be no problems. How to enable built-in administrator account in Windows 7? In the above command, just replace the no statement with yes. In both cases, a reboot is required.
Change Your Own Registration Type
Now let's see how to enable an administrator in Windows 7 for your registration if you do not have a full set of rights.
While in the command console (again, run as an administrator), enter a similar command - net user NAME / active: yes, where NAME is the username specified when creating the account. All rights will be granted automatically.
You can also use the accounts section in the “Control Panel”, use the item to change the type of your or someone else’s account, and then assign administrator privileges for it.
In theory, in the eighth and tenth modifications of the system, you can switch to a Microsoft account using the same section in the options menu. This registration, if it was indicated on the computer initially during the installation of the system, is automatically equated to the administrator.
Another technique is to enter the command control userpasswords2 in the "Run" console, then click the "Advanced" button in a new window, select the "Users" group, in the middle field and to the right to mark the administrator, and then uncheck in the properties settings a checkbox from the item to disable this "account".
How to enable administrator rights in Windows 7 and above for programs, files and directories?
Now a few words about starting programs and accessing files. For the selected application, you can create a shortcut by placing it, for example, on the “Desktop”, then through the RMB enter the properties and on the compatibility tab select the item of permanent (permanent) launch of the program as administrator.
Finally, let's see how to enable the administrator for a specific file or directory in Windows 7. On the selected object, through RMB, go to the properties section, then on the security tab, select the user, click the change permissions button and check the necessary items (special permissions can be set by pressing the additional settings button, possibly with a change of ownership).
Epilogue
If you want to get even more rights and privileges (for example, to get rid of constant requests of the UAC User Account Control service for trust in running programs), use the control change item in the "account" settings, and then set the slider to the lowest position. If necessary, disable TrustedInstaller in the services section (services.msc) as an additional measure or change the owner of the file (or directory) from TrustedInstaller to your registration. But in all cases, be prepared for the fact that other programs, including malicious viruses, will receive equal rights to change the configuration when you enter the system, which can be fraught with very sad consequences.