# Windows XP Administrator account

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-administrator-account/427149>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-administrator-account/427149 "2007-11-20T03:08:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-administrator-account/427149/1 "2007-11-20T03:08:04Z")

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Is the primary Administrator account, the one not shown when fast user switching is disabled, indeed different from other administrator accounts?

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-administrator-account/427149/2 "2007-11-20T05:21:12Z")

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It is \*different \*in the sense that it is a different account, but it has exactly the same rights as other ‘administrative’ accounts.