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The thread discusses the difficulty of deleting or resetting the default administrator account on Windows without a password, with the original poster unable to change or delete the account using command prompt commands. The second contributor clarifies that while deleting the built-in administrator account isn’t possible, it can be disabled with the command `net user administrator /active:no`, assuming the user has access to an administrator account. The third user expresses concern that disabling the account requires existing admin privileges, implying that attempting to disable or modify someone else’s administrator account without permission would be risky or unethical. Overall, the discussion highlights the limitations of managing the built-in administrator account without proper access rights.

qamarmiqdad

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i run cmd in Elevated Command Prompt mode.
i used commands such as;
net user administrator * (but can not change password, the system error 5 has occured)
net user administrator /delete (access is denied)


net user administrator set /inactive

net user administrator /inactive:yes

but all these above not worked at all.

so plz, tell me how can i delete admin account if i have forgotten my password without using any disc but the cmd. thx
 

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If I have misunderstood your question, please correct me.

You cannot "delete" the built-in admin account.
You can only "disable" it.

To disable built-in admin acct by using elevated commend prompt, the command line is.....
net user administrator /active:no

Logon to your own admin account and run the above cmd command line.

davidhk129

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If I have misunderstood your question, please correct me.

You cannot "delete" the built-in admin account.
You can only "disable" it.

To disable built-in admin acct by using elevated commend prompt, the command line is.....
net user administrator /active:no

Logon to your own admin account and run the above cmd command line.
 

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Pauli

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Skating on thin ice, I trust this means that one can only disable an admin account if one has an own admin account? I'd hate to see breaking into someone else's computer to be that easy.

No accusation, here.