Accidentally Deleted Admin Account on Windows 10, How to Recover It

"I have disabled the built-in Administrator account, and then I accidentally changed my only admin account to Standard account. Now there is no admin account on my Windows 10. I can't install/uninstall programs or perform actions that require admin-level rights. Help! Please."

If you are in such a situation where you accidentally lost or deleted your admin account on Windows 10, like above, don't worry, it's not the end of the world. This page will show you how to recover deleted admin account on Windows 10. There are two methods for your choices.

• Method 1: Recover deleted admin account by system restore
• Method 2: Restore deleted admin account by adding a new user

Method 1: Recover deleted administrator account by System Restore

This method only works if you had created a system restore point on your Windows 10 before you deleted the admin account.

1. Boot your computer from a Windows 10 setup/installation disc. After computer boots up, choose your language, click Next, and then click Repair your computer.

2. Choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Restore.

3. Select your Windows 10 to continue.

4. Click Next on the System Restore wizard.

5. Select the point (date and time) before you deleted the admin account, and click Next.

 6. Click Finish, and click Yes.

7. Wait while the System Restore process is on.

8. After the System Restore process is finished, restart Windows 10, and the deleted admin account is recovered and available.

Method 2: Recover deleted admin account by creating a new user

If the first method doesn't work for your case, this method will help you. Follow the steps.

Step 1: Create a new user account with administrative privileges.

This step will require you to use a bootable USB drive.

1. On another Windows computer, download and install the Windows Password Refixer software. After the installation is complete, launch this software.

2. Insert a USB flash drive to this computer, and follow the on-screen instructions to burn this software into the USB drive. When the burning process completes, pull the USB drive out of this computer.

3. Connect the USB drive to your Windows 10 computer on which you accidentally deleted your administrator account, and then set the computer to boot from the USB drive. During the boot process, you will see Windows PE loading. After the boot process completes, the Windows Password Refixer screen will appear.

4. On the Windows Password Refixer screen, click the Add User button. Then in the pop-up dialog, type a user name in the User Name field, leave the Password field blank, and then click OK.

5. Now you can see a new user account with administrative privileges is added in the user list.

6. Now click Reboot, click Yes on the pop-up dialog and quickly disconnect the USB drive from your computer. Then your computer will restart normally.

第 2 步：使用新使用者帳號登入 Windows 10。

電腦啟動後，使用新新增的使用者帳戶（在我的範例中為 Sofia）登入 Windows 10。首次登入此新用戶帳戶需要幾分鐘。等等吧。

第3步：恢復已刪除的管理員帳戶。

1.登入後，開啟 Windows 10 控制面板，然後按一下使用者帳戶下的「變更帳戶類型」連結。

2.選擇您不小心從管理員更改為標準的使用者帳戶。

3.點選「更改帳戶類型」。在下一頁上，選擇管理員，然後按一下「變更帳戶類型」按鈕。現在使用者帳戶已恢復為管理員帳戶。

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