How To Remove a Network Administrator

Network administrators perform day-to-day operations in an organization’s computer network, including LANs, WANs, etc. However, sometimes you may need to remove one of them from your network for various reasons.  

To help you with the whole process, we have put together a detailed guide on removing a network administrator account from your Windows PC with easy-to-follow instructions.

Removing a Network Administrator From a Windows PC

If you’re wondering how to remove a network administrator account from your Windows PC, our 6 step-by-step methods will help you perform this task without much trouble.

Method #1: Using Windows Settings

It is possible to remove the network administrator account from your PC using Windows Settings with these steps.

1. Click the Start button from the bottom of the screen.
2. Select the gear icon from the pop-up menu to open Settings.
3. Choose “Accounts”.
4. Select “Family & other users”.
5. Click the admin account that you wish to delete.
6. Select “Remove”.

Method #2: Using the Control Panel

With these steps, you can use Control Panel on your PC to remove the administrator account.

1. Click the magnifying glass icon; search and open the Control Panel on your PC.
2. Change the view to small icons and select “User Accounts”.
3. Click the “Manager another account” option and select the user you want to delete as admin. 
4. Select “Delete the account”; choose “Delete Files” or “Keep Files”.

Method #3: Using the Terminal

It is possible to remove the network administrator account on your PC using the Windows Terminal (Admin) in the following way.

1. Press the Win + X on your keyboard.
2. Click Windows Terminal (Admin).
3. Select “Yes” from the User Account Control prompt on the screen.
4. Put in Disable-LocalUser -Name “Administrator on the window.
5. Hit Enter and restart your laptop to save the changes and remove the network administrator account from your PC.

Method #4: Using the Command Prompt

To remove the network administrator account from your PC using the Command Prompt, here are the steps you need to follow.

1. Click the search icon at the bottom of the screen and type “cmd” in the search bar.
2. Launch the Command Prompt with administrative rights; right-click on cmd and click “Run as administrator”.
3. Type the net user administrator /active: no command in the window on your screen.
4. Press Enter to remove the network administrator account.

Method #5: Using the User Management Tool

With these steps, you can remove the network administrator account from your Windows PC using the User Management tool.

1. Press Win + X and select Computer Management from the menu.
2. Click “Local Users and Groups” to expand it and select “Users”.
3. Find and right-click the “Administrator” option and select “Properties” from the drop-down menu.
4. Locate the “Account is disabled” option and uncheck its box.

Method #6: Using the Registry Editor

Here are the steps to remove the network administrator account from your Windows PC using the Registry Editor.

1. Press Win + R to open the Windows Run dialog box.
2. Type “regedit” next to “Open” and press Enter.
   
3. From the User Account Control prompt, click “Yes”.
4. Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” > “SOFTWARE” > “Microsoft” > “WindowsNT” > “CurrentVersion” > “Winlogon” > “UserDefaults” > “New” > “Dword (32 bit) value”.
5. Right-click “UserDefault” and go to “New”> “DWORD Value”.
6. Assign the name “Administrator” to the value and hit Enter when done.

Summary

In this guide, we’ve discussed removing a network administrator account from your Windows PC, including Windows Settings, Control Panel, Windows Terminal, Command Prompt, User Management Tool, and Registry Editor.

We hope one of these methods has worked for you, and you can now delete specific user access from your network.

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