


Use the Local Users and Groups MMC (server versions only)Ĭhange the properties of the Administrator account by using the Local Users and Groups Microsoft Management Console (MMC). For more information, see Boot Windows to Audit Mode or OOBE. If the computer has not yet gone through Out-Of-Box Experience (OOBE), you can enter the built-in Administrator account by re-entering audit mode. To prevent having to enter a password for the built-in Administrator account after you complete the out-of-box experience, set Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\UserAccounts\AdministratorPassword in the oobeSystem configuration pass.

The following XML output shows how to set the appropriate values: The auditSystem configuration pass must include both these settings.

The following sample answer file shows how to enable the Administrator account, specify an Administrator password, and automatically log on to the system.īoth the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\Autologon section and the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\UserAccounts\AdministratorPassword section are needed for automatic logon in audit mode to work. You can create an answer file by using Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), which is available in the Assessment and Deployment Kit. This will enable the built-in Administrator account, even if a password is not specified in the AdministratorPassword setting. You can enable the built-in Administrator account during unattended installations by setting the AutoLogon setting to Administrator in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component.
