Enable built-in admin account in a locked computer


tiantian - Posted on 17 August 2012

The built-in administrator account has a higher access the system than a normal local administrator account. By default the built-in administrator account is disabled and this is the first account that is created when you install Windows operating system on a new workstation, stand-alone server, or member server. By default, this account has the highest level of administrative access to the local computer.

Then what if you forgot the created admin password, and cannot use admin rights anymore? There are many Windows admin password recovery tools available to enable this built-in admin account when you have been locked out of your computer. After enabling built-in account with Windows password reset software, you can then reset forgotten admin password through control panel which is quite efficient. Only several simple steps can be achieved within a few minutes.

Download and install Windows Password Recovery software; burn a password reset CD/DVD or USB flash drive; boot the inaccessible computer from the disk; choose the built-in admin, click reset button, and then it will be enabled and the password is reset to blank; log in normally or log into safe mode by the enabled built-in admin account, and then unlock Windows password in control panel.

Usually, this kind of Windows password reset software has some optional versions. You should make certain which versions have the enable function and which does not has that feature. In this way, as long as the built-in admin is successfully enabled, password reset can be guaranteed.

You need know more about this kind of Windows password reset software to better make full use of it. It is very safe due to its read-only and no-destructive feature allows you to do Windows password recovery safely, without any change or damage to your data and computer settings. Besides, no matter what kind of OS you are running, it works for all popular Windows OS including Windows 7/Vista/XP and Windows server 2000/2003/2008. Moreover, it also can reset Windows password on the domain administrator accounts if you forgot windows password

When it comes here, we have to admit the crucial and special position of built-in admin accounts in Windows OS. There is a suggestion that you should keep your Windows built-in admin account in a suitable use according to your running OS. Only Windows XP enables the built-in admin account by default, you’d better create a password for it. As for some other OS, users should make use of it cautiously.

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