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Recovery mode says "No Administrator Account" (Windows 10)

Chichi Qi 11 Reputation points
2020-11-05T07:00:36.073+00:00

All of sudden, cannot log into windows 10 pc. Then went to the safe mode, select Command Prompt but it was warned:"You need to sign in as an Administrator to continue, but there aren't any administrator accounts on this PC". but the login ID was the sole account in this pc. currently cannot log into PC....I really need to use this pc. Can someone help to solve this issue ASAP? Thanks.

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  1. Kapil Arya 8,141 Reputation points MVP
    2020-11-05T13:29:24.583+00:00

    Hello,

    It seems you lost admin rights. See if this fix helps you:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-lost-administrative-rights-in-windows-10

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP. 

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  2. Chichi Qi 11 Reputation points
    2020-11-08T01:05:08.113+00:00

    @Dale Kudusi @Kapil Arya Thank you both for the tips...I tried using the steps you suggested, after select Command Prompt, The command prompt window does not appear, it only provides the message as:"You need to sign in as an Administrator to continue, but there aren't any administrator accounts on this PC". Any thoughts to resolve the issue?

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  3. Touash 6 Reputation points
    2020-12-01T06:11:40.987+00:00

    I have same problem43991-img-20201130-221815.jpg

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  4. Dale Kudusi 3,236 Reputation points
    2020-11-05T08:15:41.367+00:00

    Hi,
    You could go to Windows Recovery Environment and use the Command Prompt there, which is elevated and enable the hidden admin on the system to check if it helps.

    Press Shift and Restart from the power icon (together)

    1. Select Troubleshoot.
    2. Go to Advanced Options.
    3. Select Command Prompt.
    4. Type "net user Administrator /active:yes"
    5. Hit Enter.

    A user account with the name Admin will be created. Log in with that account and you will be able to access Admin privileges. You can also create more Administrator accounts with that account.
    Further, Run an Startup Repair on the system, this is an alternate way to boot the PC and run recovery tools when something goes wrong with the Operating system.

    Best regards.

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  5. legalfee 1 Reputation point
    2021-01-22T18:33:02.287+00:00
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