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i have tried all the possible solutions i saw here but to no avail. I just copied and pasted someone’s complaint i read on here which is exactly my problem.

Select ok and close the Local Security Policy.

Double-click on the policy and select "Enabled" to enable the account.

Check the "Security Setting" to see if it is disabled or enabled.

The policy Accounts: Administrator account status determines whether the local Administrator account is enabled or not.

Go to Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

Type secpol.msc and select the result to load the Local Security Policy.

#Cannot modify hosts file in windows 10 with administratrpe windows 10#

The second option to change the status of the built-in Administrator account on Windows 10 devices is to use Security Policies: To deactivate the account again, place a checkmark in the "account is disabled" checkbox and click on ok. The method activates the Administrator account on the Windows 10 machine.

Remove the checkmark from "Account is disabled" on the Administrator Properties window and click apply, then ok.

Right-click on Administrator and select Properties from the context menu.

You get a list of all accounts of the local system on the right.

Left-click on UsersÂ in the left sidebar.

Type lusrmgr.msc and select the result that is returned to you.

with a click on Start or using the Windows-key.

Activate the Start menu on the system, e.g.

Windows users who prefer to work on user interfaces instead of the command prompt may use the built-in tool Local Users and Groups to manage accounts.

#Cannot modify hosts file in windows 10 with administratrpe professional#

Note: The following two methods work as well but they are only available on professional and Enterprise versions of the Windows 10 operating system. Tip: if you are running Windows 8, check out this guide which walks you through the procedure on this version of Windows. This does not work with built-in accounts.

Net user username /delete - Deletes username on the system.

Net user administrator - Displays information about the user account on the command line.

The line "account active" should state "no". You can verify that by running the command net user administrator again from the command line.

On an elevated command prompt: net user administrator /active:no.

To disable accounts at any time, use the following command:

#Cannot modify hosts file in windows 10 with administratrpe password#

The password is not displayed at all as you type. Type the desired password and again when you are asked to type it a second time for confirmation.

Type net user administrator * and hit enter.

This can also be done using the command line: It is highly recommended to protect it with a password. While that is comfortable, it may also be a security risk. It is not password protected by default which means that anyone with local access to the system can use it to sign in.

The administrator account is active after you run the commands mentioned above which means that you can sign in to the system using it. Repeat the process for the guest account if you activated it as well. Check "account active" to verify the status of the account. Verify that the account is activated by running net user administrator from the command line prompt. If you want to enable the guest account as well run the command net user guest /active:yes.Check the spelling and that you are in an elevated command prompt interface if you get error messages. Windows returns "The command completed successfully" if the operation is successful.To activate the inactive administrator account, run the command net user administrator /active:yes.You should see Administrator listed as one of the accounts. Run the command net user to display a list of all user accounts on the system.Alternatively, hold down the Shift-key and the Ctrl-key before you start cmd.exe. Right-click on the Command Prompt result (cmd.exe)Â and select "run as administrator" from the context menu.Type cmd and wait for the results to be displayed.This should open the start menu or bring you to the Start Screen interface depending on how Windows 10 is configured on the system. To enable the Windows 10 administrator account do the following (note: this works in older versions of Windows as well):