How to Enable/Disable Administrator Account in Group Policy on Win

Open the Local Group Policy Editor., Find and access the policy called "Accounts: Administrator account status"., Enable or disable the Administrator account according to your specific need.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

    If you forget how to open it, you can go to the Search panel by Windows+F hotkeys, enter group policy in the empty search box, choose Settings, and tap Edit group policy on the result page.
  2. Step 2: Find and access the policy called "Accounts: Administrator account status".

    FYI, it is located in Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options. , That is, choose Enabled or Disabled, and then tap OK in the edit window.
  3. Step 3: Enable or disable the Administrator account according to your specific need.

Detailed Guide

If you forget how to open it, you can go to the Search panel by Windows+F hotkeys, enter group policy in the empty search box, choose Settings, and tap Edit group policy on the result page.

FYI, it is located in Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options. , That is, choose Enabled or Disabled, and then tap OK in the edit window.

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