Hi
I am running Windows 8.1 Home edition, both on a Toshiba laptop and a Lenovo desktop - more correctly it is called "Windows 8.1 with Bing".
For security reasons, we are advised that we should change the name of the built-in Administrator account, but I can`t find any way to do it in Home edition.
I can activate the account using
"net user Administrator /active:yes"
but there doesn`t seem to be a way of changing the name.
In Windows 7 Pro, I can go to either of
- Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Local Users and Groups / Users,
or to
- Control Panel / User Accounts / Manage another account /
and I get the option to change the name of the Administrator account.
In Windows 8.1 Home, the first of the above GUI`s doesn`t exist, and the second one doesn`t give me the option of changing the Administrator account name, although I do get the option to add a password. I can rename other accounts.
The PC Settings tool doesn`t show the Administrator account at all.
Is there any way to rename the built-in Administrator account in Home edition ?
Thanks.
I am running Windows 8.1 Home edition, both on a Toshiba laptop and a Lenovo desktop - more correctly it is called "Windows 8.1 with Bing".
For security reasons, we are advised that we should change the name of the built-in Administrator account, but I can`t find any way to do it in Home edition.
I can activate the account using
"net user Administrator /active:yes"
but there doesn`t seem to be a way of changing the name.
In Windows 7 Pro, I can go to either of
- Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Local Users and Groups / Users,
or to
- Control Panel / User Accounts / Manage another account /
and I get the option to change the name of the Administrator account.
In Windows 8.1 Home, the first of the above GUI`s doesn`t exist, and the second one doesn`t give me the option of changing the Administrator account name, although I do get the option to add a password. I can rename other accounts.
The PC Settings tool doesn`t show the Administrator account at all.
Is there any way to rename the built-in Administrator account in Home edition ?
Thanks.
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo H30
- CPU
- Intel
- Memory
- 4Gb
- Browser
- IE
- Antivirus
- Defender