HOW TO: Enable the build-in Administrator account in Windows Vista
SUMMARYThis step-by-step article describes how to enable the build-in administrator account by command-line in Windows Vista. This may be useful if you want to enable the build-in administrator to do some automation works without UAC elevation prompt. MORE INFORMATIONTo enable the build-in Administrator account, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. 2. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. 3. When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. 4. At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active:yes, and then press ENTER. 5. Type net user administrator <Password>, and then press ENTER. Note: Please replace the <Password> tag with your passwords which you want to set to administrator account. 6. Type exit, and then press ENTER. 7. Log off the current user account.
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