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The thread discusses issues with regaining full administrator access on Windows 8.1 when signed in with a Microsoft account lacking admin privileges, with users sharing potential solutions such as creating password reset disks or using bootable tools to enable the built-in Administrator account. Several contributors suggest that, while resetting local account passwords is straightforward, recovering or resetting a Microsoft account administrator is more complicated, and alternative methods like live OS tools or password recovery software may be required. Overall, users express concern about the difficulty of regaining admin rights without proper reset options or additional accounts.
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baobab

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Running Win8.1 & don't have Password Reset Stick. Signed in with a Microsoft account which is powerless and useless. All the the stuff you can type into the "RUN" box result in a popup asking for a (missing) password!
How do I restore my full admin privileges???
 

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Neemobeer
The first account created on a Windows computer should be a local admin by design. I can't confirm that with using a Microsoft Account as I never setup computers that way. You should be able to use a tool like lazesoft offline password tool which is part of Hiren's Boot Disc now to enable and blank out the built-in Administrator account if you need to do any admin work and don't have access to another administrative user account.
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Neemobeer

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The first account created on a Windows computer should be a local admin by design. I can't confirm that with using a Microsoft Account as I never setup computers that way. You should be able to use a tool like lazesoft offline password tool which is part of Hiren's Boot Disc now to enable and blank out the built-in Administrator account if you need to do any admin work and don't have access to another administrative user account.
 

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codeup

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I think it can be done as long as the account doesn't require to connect to microsoft. This is done by creating a live os with a usb stick, then start the live os and replace a executable on your hd with cmd.exe, then restart the machine and load up the system normally access the accessibility tool, execute the cmd.exe and overright the admin password. Look on YouTube, there is plenty of videos.
 

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