To turn your local account into an administrative account, the administrator will need to make the change.
This is a massive change from a standard account thats a to more restrictive.
To get administrative privileges, the following will need to be done.
A quick way into configs is by pressing theWindows and I keys.
Click OK to secure your changes, and youll also need to cycle your box.
Using the Control Panel
punch in Control Panel in the search bar to find and open it.
Using User Accounts
In the search bar, typenetplwizand go toUser Accounts.
press the account you want o make the changes to and click onProperties.
Go to Group Membership and grab the Administrator option.
There are more options in the third option.
Dont forget to press Enter.
The next command youll need to enter is net localgroup administrators Account name /add.
To check that everything is done correctly, throw in net user account name in the command prompt.
To change the local account to an administrative account typeAdd-LocalGroupMember -Group Administrators -Member Account name .
Conclusion
The more options you have when doing something, the better.
Depending on what youre more comfortable using will determine which one you go with.
How will you be changing the account jot down?
