How to Login as Administrator in Vista from Welcome Screen?

I had to run a command as Administrator in Vista. First I was looking if I can access Administrator account from the login welcome screen but unfortunately it is hidden. But you can enable with a simple tweak to show the Administrator account in the welcome screen.

So, how to login as Administrator in Vista from Welcome screen?


To enable this, you must enter the following command in the administrator mode. Type cmd in the Vista Start Run box and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter [See earlier post for more info: How to Run as Administrator in Vista Command Line]

To active Administrator account, type

net user Administrator /active:yes

To deactivate Administrator account, type

net user Administrator /active:no