PowerShell script to Remotely Enable a Local administrator Account and set a password.
After completing the Windows 10 installation, the original built-in administrator’s account is disabled by default.
There may be situations where one would like to use the built-in administrator account instead of the new user.
Using the below script we can enable a local or remote computer local administrator password.
The script contains some variables need to be a change.Add Remote computer IP/Hostname and enter a password for the user
#variables .Change as per your needs
$username = "administrator";
$computer="192.168.8.8" #Change this
$password ="Secret$password" #Change this
#No need to Change the below lines
$EnableUser = 512
try {
$user = [ADSI]"WinNT://$computer/$username";
$user.SetPassword($password);
$user.UserFlags =$EnableUser
$user.setinfo()
Write-Host "Success" -ForegroundColor green
}
catch
{
write-host "an error occured $_" -ForegroundColor Red
}
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