how to change admin. I set my sons laptop up and i him administrator. i need to change it back to myself i have tried everything i can. je had another child interfer with his laptop turning security / famiylk safety off. so i think this has a lot t

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how to change admin. I set my sons laptop up and i him administrator. i need to change it back to myself i have tried everything i can. je had another child interfer with his laptop turning security / famiylk safety off. so i think this has a lot t

Tameka Roukens 0

how to change admin. I set my sons laptop up and i him administrator.

i need to change it back to myself i have tried everything i can , he had another child interfere with his laptop turning security / family safety off. so i think this has a lot to do with my situation.

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Answer 1

Hello,

To switch to a Microsoft Account on the Windows 11 device,

Step1:

Sign in to the device with your Administrator account.
Press Windows + R, type netplwiz, and click ok.
Select Add > Sign in without a Microsoft Account (not recommended).
Create a local account.
Temporarily give the local account a username and password.

Then, select your new local account from the list on the User Accounts page, then select Properties.

In the 'Group membership' tab, add the new local account to the 'Administrators' group. (i.e. grant administrator permissions).

Step2:

Sign out and sign in to the new local admin profile you created.

Go to Local disk C:/Users/Your Old_User profile.
Transfer all the data from your old User profile to the New local admin user profile.

Once all the data has been transferred,

Step3:

Open netplwiz in the local admin profile.
Select your Child account profile and click 'Remove'.

Once removed,

Step 4:

Go to Start > Settings > Accounts > your info.
Select the 'Sign in with a Microsoft Account instead' option.
Enter your Microsoft Account credentials on the device.

Now the local admin profile will be switched to your Microsoft account (Admin) Profile.

Let me know if you still need more help.

Answer 2

Family Safety organizer/child roles and Windows administrator rights are separate. Changing Family Safety settings does not change who is a Windows administrator on the laptop.

To change the laptop admin back to the parent account, sign in on that PC with an account that already has administrator rights. If the son's account is currently the admin, use that account first.

Open Settings on the laptop.
Go to Accounts > Other users.
Under Other users, select the parent account.
Next to Account options, select Change account type.
Change it to Administrator and select OK.
Then select the son's account and change it to Standard user.

Important: keep the number of administrator accounts limited. Administrators have complete control over the system and can change settings, install software, and affect security.

For Family Safety to work properly afterward, make sure the child's account is a standard user, not an administrator. That is the recommended setup for Microsoft Family Safety.

If Family Safety reporting or controls were turned off, also check the child's Microsoft account is still verified:

On the child's device, open Start > Settings > Accounts.
Select Verify and complete the prompts.
If Verify does not appear, open Microsoft Edge and verify the account at verify your account.

If the parent account is not listed on the laptop yet, add it first:

Open Settings > Accounts > Email & accounts.
Select Add a Microsoft account or Add a work or school account.
Follow the prompts, then return to Accounts > Other users and change the account type.