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How to Create an Admin User Account Using CMD Prompt (Windows)

Mar 7, 2011 03:19 AM
Oct 3, 2019 06:34 PM

This is a quick tutorial on how to create a new administrator account on a Windows computer.

Open CMD Prompt...

On Windows XP, click the Start button, then open up Run..., and type in "cmd" and click OK.

On Windows Vista or Windows 7, click Start, search for "cmd" and press Enter.

Add Username and Password

Now, in the command prompt window, type:

net user /add [*username] [password]

Press Enter. Here's an example of what it should look like:

Windows command prompt displaying system information and user input.

Add as Admin

Now type:

net localgroup administrators [username] /add

Press Enter. Here's the example:

How to Create an Admin User Account Using CMD Prompt (Windows)

Done!

You should now have a new Admin Account on your PC!

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