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Windows 11 Check Administrator: 7 Ways To Verify Your Account
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Published onOctober 1, 2024
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Windows 11 lets you check administrator rights for your account if you’re uncertain about its privileges.
Various routine and troubleshooting tasks require anadministrator account. You might need to modify a work file located in the protected system directories, change network settings for better security, or even install fonts.
You can perform all these tasks with admin privileges, saving the back-and-forth communication with the IT support team. Also, you won’t get those annoyingAdministrator Access Deniedpop-ups!
Here’s how to verify your status in just a few steps.
How To Check If You’re an Administrator on Windows 11
I covered seven different methods you can try:
Task Manager Tool
Settings App
Control Panel
Windows File Explorer
Computer Management Tool
Local Users and Groups Command
Windows Command Line Interfaces
Here are the Windows 11 check administrator methods that involve various command line interfaces and relevant commands:
You can cycle through the same command by simply changing the user name at the end to find out if any other names hold admin rights or not.
The script doesn’t require any manual editing. It’ll work on all Windows 11 and 10 PCs.
Summary
Did any of these Windows 11 check administrator methods work for you? Comment below to share your feedback and experience.
You can also readhow to make yourself admin on Windows 10, how tofix accidentally deleted admin accounts,andwhat to do if a Windows 10/11 admin account is missing.
More about the topics:administrator account,Windows 11
Selma Citakovic
Content Editor
Selma is a tech fan and editor at Windows Report. She is also an experienced writer with a focus on cybersecurity, troubleshooting hardware and operating systems, gaming, and all things Windows.
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Selma is a tech fan and editor at Windows Report. She is also an experienced writer with a focus on cybersecurity and all things Windows related.
