How to Change Administrator on Windows 11

Are you looking for the steps to change Administrator on Windows 11? You are in the right place. There are many user types on Windows with different privileges. Out of it, the administrator has the maximum privileges with unrestricted access to the PC. Some apps require administrator access to run. To make changes on the PC, we may need the administrator privilege. A standard user has certain limitations to access the system files whereas the administrator has full access.

How to change Administrator on Windows 11

Here are some ways to change Administrator on Windows 11

• With the Settings App
• With the Control Panel
• With the netplwiz command
• With the lusrmgr command
• With the Windows Terminal

1. Change Administrator on Windows 11 With the Settings App

To change the user the account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Click the Start menu from the taskbar

From the list of applications, select Settings

Under the Settings options, click on Accounts. It will display several options: select Family & other users.

Select the account you want to change to an administrator or Create a new user and click Change account type

Change the account type to Administrator and click OK.

2. Change Administrator on Windows 11 With the Control Panel

To change the user the account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Click on the Search Button in the taskbar

Type Control Panel and press Enter

Select Control Panel from the list. It will take you to the Control Panel window.

From the listed options, choose User Accounts

Click on the account you want to change and select Change the account type

Select the Administrator option and click on Change Account Type

3. Change Administrator on Windows 11 With the netplwiz command

To change the user account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Press Windows + R and hit Enter key to open the Run command dialog box

Type netplwiz and press Enter. The User Accounts window opens up.

From the window, select the account you want to change.

Click on the Group Membership tab and select the Administrator option and finish the process by clicking Apply and OK.

4. Change Administrator on Windows 11 With the lusrmgr command

To change the user account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Press Windows + R and hit Enter key to open the Run command dialog box

Type lusrmgr.msc and press Enter. This will take you to another window.

From the list, select the account you want to change and double-click on it.

Select the Member Of tab from the Properties window and click on Add.

Type Administrators in the input field and click Check Names. Press OK.

5. Change Administrator on Windows 11 With the Windows Terminal

To change the user account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Using PowerShell to change Admin

Press Windows Key + X and select Windows Terminal (Admin) from the list

Type the following command to add the user account to the Administrator group and run the command

               add-LocalGroupMember –Group

              “Administrators” –Member

               “WR_Test”

For Command Prompt to change Admin

To change the user account to Administrator on Windows 11,

Press Windows Key + X and select Windows Terminal (Admin) from the options.

In the Administrator window, click the down arrow. Select the Command Prompt from the list.

In the Command Prompt window, type this command and run,

                 net localgroup

                 Administrators “WR_Test”

                 /add