As an admin on my machine, I need (and want) unfettered access to all files and
folders. I don't want to discuss merits of it. But I can't really spend 2-3 minutes
manually obtaining ownership of each and every file I want to change. Is it possible to
do it from one single settings somewhere?
For your protection windows makes it difficult for you to do things that may cause problems. There is a secret built in administrator account, that can do everything easily. It is suggeted that users do not take advantage of this function, but here it is. Use carefully.
Built-in Administrator Account - Enable or Disable[2]=User Accounts
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Maybe just adjusting the User Account Control Settings would give you what you want.
Easy Kill UAC, then right click the drive and take ownership of the entire drive. It is less secure but unfettered.
Ken J+
Add a shortcut to your context menu to take ownership:
Adding Take Ownership shortcut to Context Menu in Windows 7 / Jeqq
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