Having administrator rights (sometimes shortened to admin rights) means a user has privileges to perform most, if not all, functions within an operating system on a computer. These privileges can include such tasks as installing software and hardware drivers, changing system settings, installing system updates. They can also create user accounts and change their passwords.

Administrator, Operating System terms, Privileges, Rights, User account

A single computer can have more than one administrator account.

  • How to change a user account to an administrator account.
  • How do I know if I have Windows administrator rights?