Can’t open the Device Manager and other Administrative tools | Blocked by Administrator (Windows 10 21H1)

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I was updating the device drivers of my computer, but it was unsuccessful, After spending so much time on the booting loop & a couple of forced shutdowns, I rolled back my system using System Restore Point.

But after the login when I try to launch the Device Manager I am getting this error.

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Not only Device Manager, Component Services, Computer Management & several other administrative tools also facing the same issue

I have tried to change User Account Control Settings but it is not doing anything.

Any ideas?

Best Answer

Okay, one solution is worked for me that is, enabling hidden admin account

Open your Windows PowerShell as an admin & execute the following command

net user administrator /active:yes

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It's solved my issue, but also enabled another admin account with the name of "Administrator"

Now I have two accounts on the system, my own user account, and "Administrator" account, both are admin privileged.

As I kept both user account, I don't know what happens if I remove or try to remove the "Administrator" account

Edit: You can't delete it as it's the system default admin account but you can hide it using the following command

net user administrator /active:no
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