Enable/disable the administrator account built in Vista system

Like Windows XP, Windows Vista will also create an administrator account with the password "Administrator" by default during the installation process. The difference is that In Windows XP, although the built-in administrator account is hidden in the control panel, which is not visible in the user list, it is enabled by default, and users can log in directly using the administrator account. In Windows Vista, for system security. Consider that the built-in administrator account is disabled by default.

In some cases, you may need to enable this built-in administrator account to make certain operations easier. This article briefly describes how to enable/disable Vista's built-in administrator account.
Enable Windows Vista built-in administrator account

There are several ways to enable the built-in administrator account.

Method 1

First, open a command line window with administrator privileges (refer to Open a command line window with administrator privileges or quickly open with administrator privileges) Command line window)

Enter the following command:

net user administrator /active:yes

Method 2

This method is relative It’s a little troublesome.

1. Enter "MMC" in the search box and press Enter. Open the system console, click "Add/Remove Snap-in" in the "File" menu, select "Local Users and Groups"; BR> Note: If UAC is not disabled, the corresponding confirmation and privilege promotion window will pop up.
2. Find the “Administrator” account under the user branch, right click and select Properties;
3. In the “General” tab, cancel Check the "Account disabled" item;
   
4. Close the system console.
   
5. These two methods can successfully enable the "Administrator" account. For security reasons, you should set a more complicated password before using the "Administrator" account, instead of keeping it as default. Password status.
   
   If you open the control panel to view it, you can see it in User Management.
   
   Disabling Windows Vista built-in administrator account
   Method 1
   
   Same as the steps to enable, open a command line window with administrator privileges, type:
   net user administrator /active:no
   Method 2
   
   To disable the built-in "Administrator" account, you can also use the Windows Vista system preparation tool sysprep.exe, which allows Windows Vista returns to clearing or resetting account information to the initial installation state.
   Enter in the search box or on the command line:
   sysprep /generalize
   Thus, when the system is restarted, the built-in administrator account is replied to the disabled state.