Administrator, but dont have sufficient privileges???

Hi, my name is Claudeir. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.

Windows+R, type: control userpasswords2, select your user, Properties, group membership, check administrator, apply and Ok.

If it doesn't solve the problem, it could be a problem with the user:

-New user account.

Your user profile is a set of settings that make your computer look and work the way you want it to. It contains your desktop background settings, screen savers, pointer preferences, sound settings, and other features. Due to this variety of personal settings and changes caused by other programs can cause corruption of your user profile and malfunction in system usage hence the need for a new profile.

On the Desktop, press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open Run;

In Run type control userpasswords2 and click OK; (There is a space after the control)

On the Add tab, and Sign in without a Microsoft account (not recommended).

Click to create a Local Account.

Enter a username and password, add a password hint and click Next and then Finish.

In the Users tab select the name of the new user click Properties;

On the Group Membership tab check the Administrator option, click Apply and OK;

Restart the computer and login to the new user account and see the behavior.

If it solves the problem, you can transfer the data to the new user:

In the admin user you created, press the Windows+R keys, type: %systemdrive%\users (in English and without spaces)

and click Ok. Check your previous user's folder and click the left mouse button, it may take a while to process the data, in a few minutes access to your files will be released, select the folders you want to move, to copy them press (CTRL+C), to cut them press (CTRL+X) and to paste press (CTRL+V) in your new user.

After migrating your data, delete your previous user: Press the Windows+R keys, type netplwiz and click OK. Select your previous user and click Remove.

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Sincerely,

Claudeir

Hi,

i believe its my microsoft account? email is my 365 account?? is there anyway i can check?

user is set as admin...

That is fine. Can you confirm if you are using your Microsoft account to sign in?

Also, can you go to Settings > Accounts > Your info to see if you are signed in as the Administrator?

i ran command prompt, then restarted but i only have the option as logging in as my user, ?? sorry if im being a bit slow PCs aren't my friend lol

Hi Phil, My name is Ru. I'm an Independent Advisor and I'll be glad to help you today.

Could you confirm if this also happens in the default Administrator account?

Open Start

Type: cmd

Right-click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the command prompt, type:

net user administrator /active:yes

Hit Enter

Close command prompt, restart, then try signing into the Administrator account.

Try adding the printer again.

Source - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...