How To Switch To Administrator In Windows 8

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Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

Yous may create a new user account with admin rights and login to that user account using your Microsoft business relationship credentials. This style you are actually not deleting the existing admin user account.

If yous want to delete the user account, and so you may follow the steps provided by "Nirmal S" from this thread to remove a user business relationship.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-security/how-exercise-i-delete-user-accounts-on-windows-eight/681c56f4-426d-4bc4-b667-2e7f1214852a

Nevertheless, if you are neat to remove the existing your account, then yous may perform the steps under "Remove everything and reinstall Windows" from this article.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc

Note: If you upgraded your PC from Windows 8 to Windows viii.1 and your PC has a Windows 8 recovery sectionalization, resetting your PC will restore Windows 8. You'll need to upgrade to Windows viii.1 after the reset has finished.

All of your personal files will exist deleted and your settings will exist reset. All apps that you installed will be removed. Only apps that came with your PC volition be reinstalled.

Keep us informed to assistance you further.

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Thanks for the response.  Unfortunately when I follow Nirmal's instructions, I do not become the screens as instructed.  I'll keep toying westward/it merely I do not see a delete role to remove the previous ambassador.  Thank y'all once more.

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Hullo,

Thanks for keeping  usa updated.

1. Does that administrator account have a password fix? If yes, exercise you know the password?
2. How many user accounts are bachelor on your computer?
3. Do you log in to the aforementioned user account (which was created as administrator by previous user) or do yous log in to another standard business relationship?
4. Are you using a Microsoft business relationship (with Microsoft email login) or a local account?

If y'all are using a Microsoft account, yous will have to enter your email countersign to login to your account. If you have a local account, you can remove the password past post-obit these steps:

a. Press Windows key + C, select settings
b. Click on Change PC settings, select Users
c. Click Change countersign under Sign in options
d. When prompted, type your current countersign and leave the new password empty.

Kindly revert with answers to questions asked, and then we can farther research on the upshot and aid you accordingly.

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Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do-i-change-the-administrator-on-a-used/facd54de-4de4-4ea1-8143-46207f783793

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