In Win7 HOME Edition, how does one enable the Administrator account in WIN7 home basic? I am using the Windows 7 home basic Operating System and want to enable the administrator account. However, I cannot find "local users and groups" in computer management, such as the win7 flagship edition ", you cannot directly use "net user administrator/active: yes". Is there any way to enable the administrator account smoothly? Answer: The Home Edition does not have the "local users and groups" option in the flagship edition. First of all, you should understand that because the administrator account has high permissions, the computer will face risks when running under the Built-in administrator account. By default, this account is disabled to protect your computer against malware. Make sure that you have performed the following steps to enable the Built-in Administrator through the command line: 1. Click the start button, and then type cmd in the search box. 2. In the search result list, right-click cmd and click "Run as administrator ". 3. At the command prompt, type net user administrator/active: yes, and then press Enter. 4. Type net user administrator <Password> and press Enter. Note: Replace the <Password> flag with the Password you want to set for the Administrator account. 5. Type exit and then press Enter. Log out from the current user account. Use the administrator account and your new password to log on to the system. For the sake of security, users of the Home Edition system can log on using the administrator account in security mode. However, the family edition system cannot activate this account, whether through the above steps or through a command prompt or set "local users and groups.