How to make my account the "true" administrator account?

mastachao

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ok here's my problem
my friend gave him a brand new pc with windows 8 installed as a gift
but he had previously set himself up as the administrator upon start up

so then i had him make another account for me
and made me the administrator
and after all that's done, i deleted his account.

but now even though my account type is administrator,
i can't even alter or save any documents in my c drive
as everytime i tried to do that it prompts me saying i don't have the right
to do such things because i'm not the administrator.

please help, this is driving me crazy.

ok sorry i should rephrase,
i can't alter or save documents or create new documents
"in my c drive folder"
to be exact
other documents can be as long as they're in sub folders under c drive

this is the part driving me crazy

and i don't even know if it is because of the situation aforementioned
in my previous post.

sorry for the confusion, but still need some professional help,
thanks
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
Hello Mastachao, and welcome to Eight Forums.

This was the same in Windows 7 as well.

This is a security feature of Windows to protect it's system files and folders from being tampered with to prevent making Windows unstable.

Nothing can be saved from an external source directly into a Windows system folder. Instead, you need to save it to one of your user folders (ex: Desktop or Downloads), then save it into a system folder if you like and approve (UAC prompt) doing so.

For what you are wanting to do, it would be best to keep your documents either in your Documents library or "C:\Users\(user-name)\Documents" folder instead. This way you will not have any access rights issues.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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ok i see, thanks for the quick response!!

basically, you're saying i'm still the administrator and sole user
and my friend's account no longer exists and is not hiding in the darkness
as a secret administrator, right?

i guess i'll just find somewhere else to save the documents

thank you
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
Unless you deleted your friend's account, it will still be there as well as your account.

The Document library is a good place to save them if you like.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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