I recently installed my first copy of Windows Server Essentials 2016.
An odd thing happened. I walked through the setup and it had me create and administrator password. Then, it had me create another user with admin privileges. Then, the "administrator" account disappeared. I can't log in as administrator anymore. It doesn't show up in the dashboard.
Is this normal behavior or did I do something wrong? Can I get it back?
I have added several user accounts and they are work fine.
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Shawn
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Run the Active Directory Users and Computer snap-in, then look in the Users container. Do you see the Administrator account? Is it disabled? – I say Reinstate Monica Jan 04 '18 at 20:26
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The "Administrator" account disappeared.
The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Windows 8.0+ and Windows Server 2012+
Is this normal behavior or did I do something wrong?
This is indeed normal.
Can I get it back?
You just need to enable it again, the account still exists, the built-in Administrator account cannot be deleted. Worth pointing out the name of the built-in Administrator user can be changed.
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[How to get rights of admin after I disabled all admin accounts in my computer](https://superuser.com/questions/1024203/how-to-get-rights-of-admin-after-i-disabled-all-admin-accounts-in-my-computer/1024221#1024221) – Ramhound Jan 04 '18 at 20:28