Change Account Type Is Grayed Out in Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]
22Change Account Type Is Grayed Out in Windows 11/10 FIX [Tutorial]
If you cannot change your User Account type and see the Change Account Type button greyed out in Windows 11/10, this guide will help you fix it. There are different types of accounts on Windows. They are Admin, Standard, Work, School, Child, Guest accounts. Each account has a function and the Admin account has all the privileges to manage the settings of Windows and other user accounts. There are instances where a user needs to change the type of accounts from Admin or Standard or vice versa. Some of the users are finding the Change account type button greyed out on their PC. Let’s see how we can fix the issue and change the type of account.
Some users are facing the problem, that once they go to control panel and try to change the account type to administrator, it is greyed out. If you aren’t able to change your current account type from ‘standard’ to ‘administrator’, this tutorial is for you. Simply, follow this simple fix and the problem will be fixed in no time at all.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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If the UAC dialog pops up but the Yes button is greyed out while you run Control Panel or Command Prompt to change account type in Windows 10/11, it means that there is no available administrator account in Windows 10/11 now. In order to continue to change account type, you just could create a new admin account for Windows 10/11 even without admin rights at first.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.