How to Turn off an Administrator Account in Vista

In Microsoft Windows Vista, a user account may belong to one of two access groups. Either the account is a limited account, with no administrative privileges, or the account is an administrative account. To turn off an administrator account in Vista, either delete the account or downgrade the account to limited. However, even administrative accounts in Windows Vista do not run elevated privileges at all times. The User Access Control dialog box, which appears to confirm the change whenever a user with administrative privileges installs software or performs a configuration that affects all users of the computer, is the notification that administrative privileges are about to be initiated.

Instructions

1. Log on to Vista with an administrative user account.

2. Click the Windows "Start" orb and select the "Control Panel" icon.

3. Click the "User Accounts" option in the Control Panel.

4. Click "Manage Another Account" in the User Accounts interface.

5. Click the "Continue" option at the User Access Control prompt.

6. Click on the user account to edit.

7. Click "Change Account Type" and select "Standard User." The administrator account is turned off for this user.

8. Click "Delete Account" to completely delete the account from Vista.

References

• YouTube: User Accounts in Microsoft Vista