How do I enable the Administrator access?

[Dan Glanz]

After the tech finished playing, I do not have access to my administrator accounts. What buttons do I push or switches do I turn on to resolve this.

Please do not tell me to push the buttons on my phone to call this guy back. Not in this lifetime!

 

[Norton]

Call him back. You paid him and he screwed up your machine.

 

[Dan Glanz]

screwed

There is no way I want him him near even the front of my building. His grubby mitts will not touch this machine. My mechanic knows computers bettern this hacker.

 

[Trouble]

You are probably, at minimum, going to need the installation media, in order to boot your machine.
That should allow you go use the "Repair your PC" link on the second page after the language and keyboard screen to access the Troubleshooting -> Advanced Troubleshooting screen, from which you might try a System Restore to a point in time, prior to the problem and changes that he may have made.
That would probably be my first step.

Failing that you might be able to rescue it by following this article
http://pureinfotech.com/how-reset-windows-10-forgotten-password-regain-access-computer/

It involves, again, using the installation media to boot the computer and using Shift + F10 to acces the command prompt.
Follow along the step by step to activate the hidden administrator account.
From there you might be able to rescue you other user account(s).

It works. I know, because I've used it successfully. It explains how to do it and then how to revert the changes you make afterwards.

Failing that you're going to need something like
http://www.top-password.com/reset-windows-password.html
I personally purchased the Enterprise version a while back.
Best $50 bucks I ever spent.

Good luck.
Regards
Randy

 

[honvezel]

For free ones, you can check (annoying command prompts):
http://www.chntpw.com/guide/
http://lifehacker.com/232963/screenshot-tour-how-to-crack-a-windows-password-with-ophcrack-live-cd

For paid ones (nice GUI):
http://www.piotrbania.com/all/kon-boot/
http://www.uukeys.com/bypass-windows-7-8-10-password.html

 

[imodennly]

You are probably, at minimum, going to need the installation media, in order to boot your machine.
That should allow you go use the "Repair your PC" link on the second page after the language and keyboard screen to access the Troubleshooting -> Advanced Troubleshooting screen, from which you might try a System Restore to a point in time, prior to the problem and changes that he may have made.
That would probably be my first step.
Failing that you might be able to rescue it by following this article
http://pureinfotech.com/how-reset-windows-10-forgotten-password-regain-access-computer/
It involves, again, using the installation media to boot the computer and using Shift + F10 to acces the command prompt.
Follow along the step by step to activate the hidden administrator account.
From there you might be able to rescue you other user account(s).
It works. I know, because I've used it successfully. It explains how to do it and then how to revert the changes you make afterwards.
Failing that you're going to need something like
http://www.iseepassword.com/reset-windows-10-password.html
I personally purchased the Enterprise version a while back.
Best $50 bucks I ever spent.
Good luck.
Regards
Randy

In fact, there are many free or paid Windows password recovery tool like ntpassword, ophcarck, they're free and easy to use.

 

[Stevekir]

Couldn't you create a new Admin account, with a new name and PW? I searched Cortana for "create administrator account windows 10".