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How to Change a User's Account Type in Windows 8.1 and 8

Want to convert a standard user account to an administrator account that has all the privileges and rights on the computer? Or you need to change an admin account to a standard user account to limits its permissions and privileges? This is really a simple trick! Now, I will show you how to change a user's account type in Windows 8.1 and 8 hoping methods below will help you.

Method 1: Change a User's Account Type in Windows 8.1/8 through Control Panel

Below we take how to make a user account an administrator on Windows 8.1/8 for example. In fact, regardless of the type of change that you want to make to the target account, you can follow steps below to change it.

Method 2: Change a User's Account Type in Windows 8.1/8 in PC Settings

Windows 8.1 users also can follow steps below to edit user accounts.

Note: Steps below only apply to Windows 8.1.

That's all for how to change a user's account type in Windows 8.1/8. Note that Windows requires at least one administrator account on a computer. If you have only one account on your computer, you can't change it to a standard account. For Windows 8/8.1 user account password, you can go to Windows password recovery tool.

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