Make Me Admin (Windows)
How to use the Make Me Admin application to manage local administrator permissions.
Gaining Administrator Access
- Open Make Me Admin from your Start menu.
- Wait for a moment as the application evaluates your account. When the Grant Me Administrator Rights button enables, click it.
You should receive a popup indicating you are now an administrator:
After becoming an administrator, you will still need to enter your password when doing an administrative task. See Windows - Using Administrative Credentials.
Your administrator access will last for 10 minutes unless you manually remove it sooner.
Manually Removing Administrator Access
- Open Make Me Admin from your Start menu.
- Wait for a moment as the application evaluates your account. When the Remove My Administrator Rights button enables, click it.
You should receive a popup indicating you are no longer an administrator:
