I am unable to elevate my account on my Win 10 PC Home Edition to Administrator. Right now, it's keeping me from installing Dragon Naturally Speaking 13, and R-CLICK "run as Administrator" doesn't work to install. I am the only user of the PC and it was the free upgrade from Win 7, originally configured with just Local Account. All works OK (i.e. no problems logging in), but can't add User Accounts (ostensibly Standard...), and can't enable Hidden Administrator account to use to elevate my account. Only relevant history was about a year ago, a MS Tech did many steps to get the PC OUT of Hidden Administrator mode I had enabled to troubleshoot some install, but I then couldn't disable afterwards to run apps it was preventing from running. Here's what I know so far:
a. Using (elevated) CMD for "net user administrator /active:yes" gives "system error 5 has occured. Access denied"
a. I have no "Family & Other People" option listed, in my Settings Accounts
b. Using "User Accounts" OR "netplwiz" to add a new Local User account yields error "0x80070005" (a rights denial?)
c. NETPLWIZ from normal boot Win GUI shows my Microsoft User Account listed (...@live.com...)
d. Using SHIFT-RESTART to get to Advanced Options and Selecting Administrator as the account to launch CMD from lets me run NET USER, but the only accounts listed are:
- Administrator
- DefaultUser
- Guest
(why isn't MY account shown in the list??)
e. Also In SHIFT-RESTART CMD (ostensibly as hidden Administrator, right?) "NET USER BILLYBOB" does not create a new user account, complaining about not being able to add to Local Users
f. Also in SHIFT-RESTART CMD navigating to c:/Windows/System32 and running NETPLWIZ launches user account window, but clicking "ADD" does nothing, so unable to add a user therein.
g. Also in SHIFT-RESTART CMD, "SFC /SCANNOW" errors out with no details
I'm pretty much one notch away from attempting a local re-install, just hating the idea of reinstalling all my apps from the non-destructive reinstall that leaves Data (not the android) alone...
Any and all ideas greatly appreciated!
a. Using (elevated) CMD for "net user administrator /active:yes" gives "system error 5 has occured. Access denied"
a. I have no "Family & Other People" option listed, in my Settings Accounts
b. Using "User Accounts" OR "netplwiz" to add a new Local User account yields error "0x80070005" (a rights denial?)
c. NETPLWIZ from normal boot Win GUI shows my Microsoft User Account listed (...@live.com...)
d. Using SHIFT-RESTART to get to Advanced Options and Selecting Administrator as the account to launch CMD from lets me run NET USER, but the only accounts listed are:
- Administrator
- DefaultUser
- Guest
(why isn't MY account shown in the list??)
e. Also In SHIFT-RESTART CMD (ostensibly as hidden Administrator, right?) "NET USER BILLYBOB" does not create a new user account, complaining about not being able to add to Local Users
f. Also in SHIFT-RESTART CMD navigating to c:/Windows/System32 and running NETPLWIZ launches user account window, but clicking "ADD" does nothing, so unable to add a user therein.
g. Also in SHIFT-RESTART CMD, "SFC /SCANNOW" errors out with no details
I'm pretty much one notch away from attempting a local re-install, just hating the idea of reinstalling all my apps from the non-destructive reinstall that leaves Data (not the android) alone...
Any and all ideas greatly appreciated!