2 Ways to Enable or Disable Default Account in Windows 10

By Jennifer | Last Updated February 22, 2024

The Default Account in Windows 10 is a user account managed by the system, and you can enable or disable it with the following two methods.

• Way 1: Enable/Disable the Default Account via Its Properties
• Way 2: Enable/Disable the Default Account in Command Prompt

Way 1: Enable/Disable the Default Account via Its Properties

Step 1: Turn on Local Users and Groups.

Step 2: Open Users, right-click DefaultAccount and choose Properties in the menu.

Step 3: There is an option--Account is disabled. If you want to enable the default account, just let its checkbox blank. On the contrary, you can tick the checkbox of Account is disabled and tap OK to disable the default account.

Way 2: Enable/Disable the Default Account in Command Prompt

Step 1: Run Command Prompt as administrator.

Press Windows+X, and choose Command Prompt (Admin) on the menu.

Then the User Account Control prompt comes to ask your agreement to allow Windows Command Process to make changes to your PC. Select Yes to open Command Prompt.

Step 2: Have the account enabled or disabled.

1. To enable the default account, type net user defaultaccount /active:yes and press Enter.

2. To disable the default account, input net user defaultaccount /active:no and hit Enter.

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