Change a User Account to Administrator Using Computer Management (Windows 10 and 11)

 

Change a User Account to Administrator Using Computer Management

You can also use the Computer Management app. This method is more complex but achieves the same result.

Note: You can’t use this method if you’re running the Home edition of Windows.

Click the Start button, type “Computer Management” in the Windows Search, and hit Enter.

From the Computer Management window, select “Local Users and Groups” from the left column and “Users” from the middle column.

Next, double-click the user account that you want to change to administrator from the middle column.

When the account properties window pops up, go to the “Member Of” tab.

You’ll see that the select user account only appears as a member of the “Users” group. Next, select the “Add” button.

Type “Administrators” in the text field and select the “OK” button.

From the account properties window, select “Administrators,” and then select the “OK” button to add the user account to the Administrators group.