How can I log in to my hidden Windows user account?

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I was able to hide my account through regedit. The account I hid is my only admin account. I left a standard account open but I can't log back in to my account now. Everything I have tried isn't working because I don't have the permissions to make changes.

I have Windows 8.

Enable the built-in Administrator account and unhide your account — Ramhound, Aug 27 '17 at 01:16
Possible duplicate of How to get rights of admin after I disabled all admin accounts in my computer instead of Windows 10 ISO download a Windows 8.1 ISO — Ramhound, Aug 27 '17 at 01:17
The proposed duplicate asks about a disabled account, whereas this question is asking about an account that's been hidden through the registry. — I say Reinstate Monica, Aug 27 '17 at 03:17
@Twisty My suggestion is to use the built-in Administrator account and reverse the registry modification. Reason for the duplicate flag, "I don't have the permissions to make changes.", which the built-in Administrator would have — Ramhound, Aug 27 '17 at 05:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '17 at 01:49

Logon with your standard user account
From Start, search for regedit.exe, then Shift+right-click it and choose Run as different user
Enter your Administrative account credentials
Reverse the changes in the Registry that hid your account
Logout so the changes can take effect

How can I log in to my hidden Windows user account?

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