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Question

Changing account to Administrator account

by Mar 24, 2018 6:43AM PDT

I am unable to change my main account to an Admin account. The "Change Acct. Type" buttons grays out when I click on the Admin dot. I tried to search for this problem but the search function on this page isn't working.

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All true.
by Forum moderator Mar 24, 2018 7:15AM PDT
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I've done all that.
by Kat4547 Mar 27, 2018 5:10AM PDT

I AM using an Admin account. I know how to do this, I've done it many times, it just won't let me do it now. And, on the account that I want to change it says "Administrator" by the icon, but when I go into that User to change it, it is marked as a "Standard User" account, then I choose the "Administrator" button and the "Change Account Type" button grays out.

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If it use to work
by Bob__B Mar 27, 2018 7:32AM PDT

And now it does not spin in your backup from when it did work.

Then start coming forward with any updates and see what breaks it.

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This it's truly trashed.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 27, 2018 8:41AM PDT

I've only encountered one Windows that the UTILMAN trick didn't work.

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Other Ways
by Antaonio Jun 12, 2018 7:33PM PDT
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