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Display Administrator Account on Windows Login Screen

Updated by Raymond - 8 months ago - Windows
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By default, Windows XP does not show the built-in Administrator account to the login screen even though the account is enabled. You can check the Administrator account status from the Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer and select Manage. Expand System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users, and double click on the Administrator account to view the properties. The “Account is disabled” checkbox is unticked. The advantage of having an Administrator account enabled but not displayed in the login screen is when the user somehow locked themselves out probably by setting the wrong password, and they have a backup hidden admin account without a password to login to Windows and reset his user account’s password.

Add Admin account in login

In this page you will find instructions on how to login to the hidden Administrator account even if it doesn’t show up on the login screen and also how to add it to the list on Windows 7 and XP.

If you would like to display the Administrator account on the Windows XP login screen, the easiest way is to use a simple tool called Add Administrator/Welcome Screen. Just run the program, tick the “Enable Admin Account on Welcome Screen” checkbox followed by clicking on the Apply button.

Add Administrator to Login XP

Download Add Administrator/Welcome Screen

Here is how to do it manually through the Windows registry. It is the same as the above except it gives you the flexibility of adding user account names other than Administrator.

1. Click on the Start button and select Run

2. Type regedit and press Enter.

3. Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList

4. Right click on the right pane, go to New and select DWORD value.

5. Enter the name as Administrator and double click on it.

6. Change the value data from 0 to 1 and click OK.

Administrator DWORD

Tip: Here is a useful tip if you would like to keep the administrator account hidden from the Windows XP login screen but would want to login to the admin account. Just press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice and you will get the classic “Logon to Windows” dialog where you can type the username and password. Booting in to Safe Mode also will display the administrator account without making any of the above changes.

Display Administrator Account in Windows 7

When it comes to Windows 7, it is slightly different from Windows XP because the built-in Administrator account is disabled by default. By simply enabling the Administrator account, it will automatically show up in the Windows 7 logon screen. Here are the steps to enable the Administrator account in Windows 7 so that it shows up in the Windows 7 login screen.

1. Click the Start button, right click on Computer and select Manage.

2. Expand System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users

3. Double click on Administrator and uncheck “Account is disabled” checkbox.

Enable Admin in Windows 7

4. Click OK button to save the changes and restart your computer.

Do take note that you cannot enable the Administrator account from the User Accounts shortcut found in Control Panel. It has to be done from the Computer Management.

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18 comments on “Display Administrator Account on Windows Login Screen”

  1. rajesh says:
    2 years ago

    thnx budy

    Reply
  2. david says:
    2 years ago

    thank you very much i haver been trying for months to get this issue resolved thanks to your advice its now fixed with the free program you said thyank you again

    Reply
  3. tamakhui says:
    3 years ago

    jdcbuywhed

    Reply
  4. Krish says:
    4 years ago

    hai,

    im comp sci student.

    * in our lab there are 20 systems – connected -
    my sys no : 16.

    1. I want to know all the user names in 14, 15, 19 computers- without using the system- but want to access through ip address of them, from my cmd

    Reply
  5. Krish says:
    4 years ago

    hai,

    im comp sci student.

    * in our lab there are 20 systems – connected –
    my sys no : 16.

    1. I want to know all the user names in 14, 15, 19 computers- without using the system- but want to access through ip address of them, from my cmd.

    Reply
  6. Merlin_Magii says:
    4 years ago

    Nice one Raymond – very useful !

    Reply
  7. jafer says:
    4 years ago

    i using windows vista. i forgot my accound pssword .how can i oppen

    Reply
  8. Gil says:
    4 years ago

    Olá obrigado pelo post, mas tenho uma pequena dúvida, como fazemos a mesma coisa no Windows Vista?

    Reply
  9. Bappa says:
    4 years ago

    I forgot my administrator account password. i used by user account .now i want open my administrator account, but how ?

    Reply
  10. fyaah says:
    5 years ago

    I need to hack into my xp “administrator” a/c but cos I forgot the passwords even for the safe mode admin a/c which I had put for safety reasons. how do I manage this problem eve if I had locked the registry and cmd prompt. please help.
    I heard that there are keys that you may press on the welcome sreen that may open the admin a/c if any one has a solution to my problems pls help.

    Reply
  11. ramesh says:
    5 years ago

    I disabled user name “Administrator” in Win XP. After rebooting, no user name in welcome screen. But says, click user name to log on. Also, tried with ctrl+alt+del (twice) and gave password. But still not log on..Plz help me.

    Reply
  12. Mansoor says:
    5 years ago

    heloo….
    i need to open the administrative password of my company computer.. i had only access to my user account with lots of restriction. can u help me to crack tha administrator password..???

    Reply
  13. Joyson says:
    5 years ago

    Please please friend my brother is only giving guest account he is not allowing admin a/c please say me how to go to guest to admin please please i simple ways…without knowing him …please please please friend he is disturbing a lot…

    Reply
  14. Barbara C says:
    5 years ago

    how can I change the ‘machine name’ I created on the account administrator screen to something else

    Reply
  15. Raymond says:
    5 years ago

    Hey Nerve, thanks.

    You can talk to me at Forum or my Google Talk. Just click on Contacts for more information. Cheers…

    Reply
  16. Nerve says:
    5 years ago

    Hey Raymond, everything here works real good. You’re a genious man…Ur tooo goooood to be baaaaad….lolz. Kip up the good work. Please can I have your e-mail add or yahoo! chat handle. I need to know you real good. Thanx Man!

    Reply
  17. atom says:
    5 years ago

    i am not able to as you told raymond, it says this option disabled buy CSLW (client for netware )

    Reply
  18. pemudasepi says:
    5 years ago

    I need to hack my admin password for my company laptop .
    ay freeware that easy way for me to do that .I using windows XP

    Reply

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