Windows 10: So I deactivated my admin account and I can't reactivate it through powershell, CMD,...

So, I have my main account and it isn't the admin so I thought that if I deactivate the admin account it would get rid of it and promote my main account which is a normal user, and I don't use the admin because it was an old email. when I realized that I can't do a lot of things with it unactive and it messed my things up. So I tried method one of using CMD when logged into my user not admin account to try to reactivate that was access denied. Tried Powershell and it was access denied. I tried holding shift while restarting but advanced settings wasn't an option so I couldn't go into that CMD

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CMD and PowerShell

Hi Andre,

I did all items you listed.

After reboot, running CMD and powershell (admin) had the same result ("no app associated"). So I turned the feature off in taskbar settings.

Regards,

Danker

 

powershell v admin cmd prompt

so differences are very technical and i dont understand any of this: What is the difference between CMD and Powershell? - Quora

but basically just wanted to know

1. what does fully admin elevated cmd prompt Commonly do that powershell doesnt ?
2. does powershell do all common things admin cmd prompt does ?
3. if it does, then why doesnt ps do /ipconfig ? cos tried it and it didnt work...

 

Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers