Aug 22, 2015 · • An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer. • Assigning ownership of a file or a folder might require you to elevate your permissions using User Access Control.

Apr 7, 2025 · Hello, Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community and I'll be glad to assist you today. It seems like your device is stuck in a Recovery environment screen where it asks for your …

Dec 3, 2010 · This happened quite suddenly. Apparently Admin control has been blocked on my computer. I am the only user so therefore the "Admin".

May 19, 2016 · All of a sudden, my administrator (one of a total of two accounts on the computer) has lost ownership of my c: drive (the only active harddrive on the computer). This means I'm not able to …

Jul 3, 2010 · In the event my primary administrator user account becomes corrupt, how would I access the built in [disabled] administrator account to attempt a fix of my original administrator user account?

Jul 7, 2013 · I would suggest setting the computer up again using whichever method is possible: from backups if you have any using the partition on the HD which many PC makers provide - all user files …

Sep 18, 2021 · Another option is to enable the built-in administrator account, then create a new user account instead: 1. On the Windows sign-in screen, press and hold the Shift key, then select Power …

Jul 21, 2020 · Hi, This is a long on going issue, I'm getting intermittent blue screens & system freezes. What I experience is what you might call a Freeze Crash then a blue screen appears after. I built a …

Aug 23, 2015 · I installed Windows 10 and now I can't do anything to my computer because all admin priveleges are blocked. I get two messages: either that I must be an administrator (but I can't change …

Jun 13, 2025 · Setting up second account on son's computer I set up my son's new computer with my Microsoft account and all my files opened up on his new computer. How do I remove them and keep …