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I just got my computer and it’s asking me to login as an administrator account what do I do?

Dec 26, 2018
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I just got my computer & it’s telling “ to access the command prompt as well, Log on using an administrator account” what do I do?
 
A brand new laptop should not be telling you to access the command prompt nor to log on using admin for normal access and usage.

What are you trying to actually do when this occurs?