How to Manage Admin Username and Password

For privacy protection, every Windows computer needs Administrator username and password to prevent data from being accessed by people with a malicious heart. However, besides admin user account and password, there are standard accounts on computer, which makes user accounts and password management become a little annoying, especially for users who don’t have much PC knowledge.

Thus, to help you manage your admin username and password efficiently, this article includes some basic information about admin account and some how-to parts to guide you solve password crisis.

What is admin username and password?

First, let’s learn more about Administrator account on your PC.

The administrator username and password are important login credentials used to access and manage your Windows computer. Think of the administrator as the boss of your computer - they have the power to add or remove programs, change settings, and make other changes that can affect how your computer works.

The administrator username is a unique name that identifies the account with administrative privileges. It's the name you use to log in to your computer, and it's often called the username or user ID. The administrator password is a secret code that provides access to the account and ensures that only authorized users can make changes to your computer.

It's important to keep your administrator username and password safe and secure, just like any other sensitive information. If you forget your password or lose access to your administrator account, it can be challenging to retrieve your data or make changes to your computer. Therefore, it's crucial to remember your administrator username and password while keeping it confidential from anyone who shouldn't have access to it.

Can I find admin username and password?

In general, Windows users cannot find administrator password because they are intentionally designed to be secure and inaccessible. The administrator password is a sensitive and confidential piece of information that grants access to important system functions and settings. As such, it is encrypted and stored in a secure location on the computer, making it nearly impossible to retrieve through conventional means.

While there are some tools available online that claim to find and show admin password on any computer, these programs can be risky and unreliable. To avoid any suspicious or unverified software, it's essential to create a strong and memorable password when setting up your account and keep it secure. It's also advisable to enable multi-factor authentication to add an extra layer of protection to your account.

By taking these steps, you can ensure the safety and security of your computer while minimizing the risk of unauthorized access.

How to check username on Windows computer

Although you can’t see admin password, you can check the admin username and see if your account is admin account or not. In this part, you can learn how to check username on your Windows PC.

Way1. Check account info in Settings

The account information center is a significant store of critical user data, giving users a detailed overview of their account settings and facts.

Step 1. Press Ctrl + I to open settings.

Step 2. Go to Accounts. Click on “Your Info”, your username will be displayed in bold below the profile picture

Way 2. View username info in Control Panel

Step 1. Press Windows + R to open the run dialog box, type Control, and press enter.

Step 2. Go to User Accounts.

Step 3. Press on User Accounts again. Your username will appear right next to your display picture.

Way 3. Check admin username in Netplwiz.exe

Netplwiz.exe is a more complex version of the user accounts control panel that provides a wide variety of functions for controlling user accounts.

Step 1. In the search bar, type Netplwiz. From the dialog box that opens, you can see all user name on the computer and the Group column will show more details.

Step 2. You can also click on properties to check more.

How to change to admin account

If your current account is a normal user account, and you want to modify some settings, you can change your account to admin account.

Method 1. Change to admin user via Settings

Step 1. Click the Windows Start button. This button is located in the lower-left corner of your screen. It is shaped like the Windows logo.

Step 2. Then click Settings. This is the gear-shaped icon just above the power icon. Next, select Accounts.

Step 3. Choose Family & other users. You will see this option in the left sidebar.

Step 4. Click on a user account under the Other Users panel.

Step 5. Then select "Change account type". You will see this option pop up when you click on a user account.

Method 2. Change administrator user in Control Panel

Step 1. First, type Control Panel in the Windows search bar. Click on the app in the search results.

Step 2. Then click on Change account type under the User Accounts section.

Step 3. Click on the user you want to change, then choose to Change the account type.

Step 4. Choose the radio button next to Administrator.

Method 3. Switch to admin user with Command Prompt

Step 1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.

Step 2. Type "net localgroup administrators [username] /add" (replace [username] with the username of the account you want to elevate to admin status).

Step 3. Hit “Enter”, and the account should now have admin privileges.

How to remove admin password on Windows 10

Some users may want to remove admin password to save some steps when logging into the system. So, in this section, we’ll show you how to remove admin password on your Windows.

Opt. 1. Remove administrator password via Settings

Step 1. Open the Windows Settings, then click the "Accounts" option.

Step 2. Click "Sign-in options" tab and click "Change" under the "Password" section.

Step 3. In the new window, input the current password and click "Next".

Step 4. Input the new passwords and click "Next".

Opt. 2. Remove administrator password with Control Panel

Step 1. Click "Windows" and input "control panel", then press "Enter" to open it.

Step 2. Change the view mode to "Large icons", then click "User Accounts".

Step 3. In the new window, click "Manage Another Account".

Step 4. All the user accounts will be listed, then click the target account.

Step 5. Then click on the "Change the password" option.

Step 6. You can set the new password, then click "Change password".

Opt. 3. Remove administrator password in Computer Management

Step 1. Press "Windows+ X" and choose "Computer Management". Under the "Local Users and Groups" tab, click "Users". Then right-click on "iSumsoft" and select "Set Password".

Step 2. A message will pop out, click "Proceed". In the new window, set the new password and click "OK".

Opt. 4. Remove administrator password using CMD

Step 1. Click "Start" and type "cmd", then select "Run as Administrator". Type "net user' and press "Enter", all the user accounts will be shown.

Step 2. Type "net user iSumsoft*" and hit "Enter"(You can replace the "iSumsoft" with the target account.). Then you can set a password. When the task is finished, the target administrator password will be removed.

Opt. 5. Remove administrator password via Local Users and Groups snap-in

Step 1. Press "Windows+ R", then type "lusrmgr.msc" and click "OK".

Step 2. Click "Users" in the left pane, then right-click the administrator account and click "Set Password".

Step 3. A notice will be popped out, click "Proceed".

Step 4. In the new window, set the new password and click "OK".

How to reset or remove admin password without login

Until now, we’ve shown how to check admin username and password and how to change password in the system with different tools. However, when you forget the admin password or the current password can’t work normally, you must bypass administrator password to enter the system, which means you need to reset or remove the admin password without logging into the system. Is this possible?

Well, forgetting password is a quite common issue, so Microsoft doesn’t block all the methods for users who want to reset the password without entering system. In this part, you’ll learn how to reset or remove admin or user password without logging into Windows.

Method 1. Change admin password with the Windows installation disk

If you can find a Windows installation disk that suits your computer, you can use it to set password.

Step 1. Insert the Windows installation disk into the target PC, and boot the disk from it. When you enter the Windows Setup interface, press “Shift +F10” to open CMD.

Step 2. Input:

copy c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe c:\

copy c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe c:\windows\system32\sethc.exe

then press “Enter” to execute them.

Strep 3. Turn out the installation disk, and input and run the “wpeutil reboot” command to reboot the PC.

Step 4. When you see the logging-in interface, press “Shift” 5 times. The CMD will run again, input “net user [username] *” and press “Enter” to reset the password, then confirm the password.

Method 2. Using password reset USB to reset/remove admin password

If you have created a password reset USB before you forgot the password, now you can use it to solve password crisis, however, most users didn’t prepare it before. So, in this case, the only choice is to use a third-party tool to create a password reset USB to achieve it.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional is a totally safe and reliable disk and partition manager for Windows 11/10/8/8.1/7/XP/Vista users. In all helpful utilities, there is the “Reset Password” function to assist users to deal with password resetting and removing.

This program enables you to create a password reset USB for a target PC using any running computer with the same system. The software provides the functionality not only to reset or remove administrator account passwords but also to change standard account passwords. With just a few simple steps, completing Windows administrator password resets is effortless.

Besides password resetting, this tool can also clone disk, convert a disk to MBR/GPT, resize partitions, move apps, test disk speed, etc.

Step 1. Download AOMEI Partition Assistant on a working Windows computer and connect a prepared USB drive to it. Then, open the application and click "Tools"> "Reset Windows Password" on the main interface.

Step 2. Click "Next" to agree to create a WinPE bootable media.

Step 3. Then, choose the target USB drive and click "Proceed".

Step 4. You will be noted that your USB drive will be formatted during the process of creating the password reset USB. If there is no important data on it or you have made a backup of it, click "Yes" to go on.

Step 5. When the bootable media is created successfully, insert the USB drive into the Windows computer that you want to reset administrator password for and change the boot order to boot your PC from the USB.

Step 6. When boot into your PC, AOMEI Partition Assistant will open automatically. Click "Reset Password" again and select the Windows system. Then click "Next".

Step 7. Select the administrator account and decide which one you want to perform: Remove Account Password or Reset Account Password. Here we choose "Reset Account Password" and click "Next".

Step 8. In "Reset Password" window, type the new password in the new window and click "Yes" to confirm.

Step 9. Restart your computer and now you have known your administrator password and are able to use it.

Ending lines

In this post, we’ve shown all content about admin username and password and some methods to manage admin password on Windows 10. And you can also learn how to bypass administrator password and change admin password without logging into the Windows OS with Windows installation media and AOMEI Partition Assistant.

And if you want to reset Windows Server computer password without logging in, you can choose the Server Edition of this handy tool.