

In general, system error 5 in Command Prompt appears when the user attempts to execute more advanced commands. The error can be related to many different commands (for example, Net View or Net Time). It is also important to mention that another error of a similar nature ( Error 5: Access is denied), although it occurs under different circumstances.

In general, as long as you run commands via Command Prompt, regardless of which operating system version, you might receive the error. However, users' reports on the official Microsoft website indicate the fact that the problem hasn’t been resolved and resettled into Windows 8, 8.1, and 10.

Access is denied” is a relatively old problem that has been around since Windows 7 release. Initially, it simply means that you cannot execute the command because you don't have admin rights. Unfortunately, practice shows that it does show up from time to time to users while executing commands without administrative privileges. If you run commands via Command Prompt utility on your computer, a system error like “System error 5 has occurred” should initially not occur. Updating property(s) of '\\MYPC\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_UserAccount.To repair damaged system, you have to purchase the licensed version of Reimage Reimage.

C:\>wmic useraccount where name='john' set disabled=false Successful account updation would be like below. Updating property(s) of '\\MYPC\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_UserAccount.Domain="mypc",Name="guest"' If run from command prompt without elevated admin privileges it would result in the below error. Using wmic to disable user accountīelow wmic command works for disabling a user account wmic useraccount where name='john' set disabled=trueįor re-enabling user account wmic useraccount where name='john' set disabled=false System error 5 has occurred.Īccess is denied. You would get the below error when you run them from normal command prompt. In Windows 7, you need to run the above commands from elevated administrator command prompt(See How to open elevated command prompt in Windows 7 ). To re-enable the account : Net user John /active:yes
