How to Reset User Profile of Built-in Administrator Account to Default in Windows
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Command Prompt - Boot to at Startup in Windows 8
1. Do step 2 or 3 below for how you would like to open a command prompt at boot.
2. Boot from your Windows 8 installation DVD or USB thumb drive, or ISO file if in a virtual machine.
A) Press Shift + F10 when you are at the Install Windows screen, and go to step 4 below.
OR
3. Boot to the System Recovery Options screen.
B) Click/tap on Advanced options. (see screenshot below)
C) Click/tap on the Command prompt option. (see screenshot below)
D) If prompted, select and click/tap on a listed administrator account that you want to sign in as. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You will only see this if you used the F8 option to boot to recovery options, and not if you booted from your Windows 8 installation media. Standard user accounts and domain accounts on the computer will not be listed.
E) Type in the password of the selected administrator account, and click/tap on Continue. (see screenshot below)
4. The elevated command prompt at boot will now open.
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2. In the command prompt at boot, type diskpart, and press Enter. (see screenshot below step 4)
3. In the command prompt at boot, type list volume, and press Enter. (see screenshot below step 4)
4. Make note of the drive letter (ex: D) for your Windows drive, type exit, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
5. In the command prompt at boot, type the command below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
If you had previously renamed the built-in "Administrator" account's name, then you will need to substitute Administrator in the command above with the new name instead.
If your Windows uses a different language than English, then you would need to substitute Administrator in the command above with the translation for your language instead.
6. Restart the computer back into Windows, and sign in to any other administrator account other than the built-in "Administrator" account.
7. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and click/tap on OK to open Registry Editor.
8. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.
9. In Registry Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
10. Under ProfileList in the left pane, look for a long SID key like below with 500 at the end. (see screenshot above)
11. Right click on the 500 SID key, and click/tap on Delete. (see screenshot below step 9)
12. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (see screenshot below)
13. Repeat steps 10-12 above for any other SID key with 500 or 500.bak at the end.
14. When finished, you can close Registry Editor if you like.
15. The built-in Administrator's profile has now been reset to default. The next time you sign in to the built-in Administrator account, it's profile will be recreated to a default state.
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