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Click start Control Panel.


Select "User Accounts and Family Safety," then "User Accounts."


Click "Turn User Account Control on or off."


Remove the check mark next to "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer."


Click "OK."

Set All Accounts to Administrator


Still in the UAC section of Control Panel, select "Manage another account," and click on a user account.


Click on "Change the account type." When working with multiple accounts, some changes can only be made if you and the account holder are both logged in with "Administrator" accounts so you need to change all user accounts to "Administrator."


When you are done making changes, you can change them back to "Standard," but always leave at least one "Administrator" account.


Select the "Administrator" radio button.


Click "Change Account Type" at the bottom right.


Repeat this procedure to change each user account to "Administrator." When all user accounts have been changed, close the Control Panel.

Create a Full Administrator Account


Click "Start" (the Windows Vista icon in the lower left of your screen). In the Search box, type "cmd". Right-click on "cmd," and select "Run as Administrator." An elevated command prompt window will appear.


At the command prompt, type "net user administrator /active:yes", and press "Enter."


Choose a password and assign it to the "Administrator" account, by typing "net user administrator 'password'", where 'password' is your selected password. For instance, if your password is "abc," type "net user administrator abc". Press "Enter."


Type "exit" and press "Enter."


Log off. When you log back into your "Administrator" account, you will have full rights.


hope this helps




  • Tom Bancroft Aug 06, 2013

    What do I do if the user account options do not respond. The only things I can do is create password and change profile picture. Other buttons have security sheild icon

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Aug 06, 2013

    Antivirus software programs configure "shields" to block viruses and other malware and keep a computer's hard drive free from infection. Sometimes these shields are too active and keep files and programs that we want from running or downloading. Also antivirus programs will often not work in conjunction with another. You may need to disable one if you want to temporarily use or try out another one. The exact procedure for disabling the shield varies per software but usually they can be disabled either in the taskbar or from within the software interface. Right-click on the antivirus software icon in the taskbar on your desktop. Select the option to disable the software. The exact option varies per software. For example, to disable McAfee select "Exit." To disable Norton Antivirus, right-click on the icon and select "Disable Auto-Protect." To disable Kapersky, right-click and select "Pause Protection." Confirm the choice to disable the shield. The computer may then restart. Disable The Shield From Within The Software Interface Open the antivirus control center or management interface. Select the component of the shield that you wish to disable. For example, in AVG Antivirus you would select the "Resident Shield" tab. De-select or uncheck the option to enable the shield. Then save the changes. http://www.myantispyware.com/2009/03/14/...

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