How do I access my children's accounts on my computer? They have separate log in names than me?

As I turn on the computer, we have 3 separate user accounts. They have limited access but I need to go in and make changes on their accounts. How can I do it without logging out of my user name since I am the 'administrator' or how do I log in on their account as 'administrator'? Thanks for your help!

How do I access my children's accounts on my computer? They have separate log in names than me?
I'm pretty sure you can't.
Reply:my mom knows all of my and my siblings' passwords. We just keep them away from eachother.





I'm sure there is a way under the 'administrator' account to access the others, but your best bet is to just have a list of their passwords at hand if at all possible if you want to check up on them like my mom does for us.





I know she has changed our passwords to keep us out at times too.
Reply:go to ours and click on the accounts control panel and then click a on button that that says delete otehpaenls so u have just one.
Reply:you need passwords
Reply:You can't, but you are the parent, so tell your children that you need to go into their accounts and make changes.





If they balk about the idea, then take their computer privileges away. You are in charge!
Reply:Log into your account and go to the control panel and click on accounts and addministrators..... if you are the administrator you can simply view their accounts hope it helps...:)
Reply:It depends what changes you're gonna make, but when I had a limited account, my big bro was the admin and he'd do this (Windows XP):





1. go to Control Panel


2. User Accounts


3. (whatever account you need to change)


4. Do account changes from there





Hope this helps :)
Reply:what make you think you have the right to access their accounts?
Reply:it depends on what you need to do. If you need to install software, all you need to do is do it under your name. if you need to do something administrative where their account needs to be an administrator account, go to user accounts under the control panel. Change their account to administrator . go in and do what you have to do. then simply just change it back to limited account when you have completed your task.
Reply:You can log in but unless you know their password you are out of luck. it doesn't matter if you are administrator or not,as I from experience tried to get into my cheating wifes account but could not because of the lack of her password. Good luck
Reply:If you are trying to do this behind their backs then DON'T if not just ask your kids they sude know
Reply:Have you asked your kids?





The parent-child relationship can be a wonderful thing when it is based on open communication, trust, and cooperation among many others.
Reply:stop being nosey lol i was joking your a strict mum ill tall you my password if you want
Reply:I don't think you can log on their account as admin-


istrator as they are 3 separate accounts. Call


Yahoo customer service, let them know that you


are the primary account on your computer and


explain to them your situation. Or, you can call


your internet service provider and do the same.


It's probably the same as your phone company.





They should be able to help.


Take care and Happy New Year!
Reply:I believe you would do these steps:





1. Click "start"





2. Click "settings"





3. Find the "control panel"





4. Once it is open, click on "user accounts" or something like that (my computer is Italian)





5. And then there should be all you need. Hopefully. If it is not successful then I believe that you can not make in-depth changes to their accounts, you know, like user name and privacy settings, only what type of account they are and what they can do, and there are only two options for that, either "administrator" or the other one that is limited that they have.