Windows 7 - Take Ownership Shortcut

Mark · 01-13-2009

Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu of Files, Folders, and Drives

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

Brink · 01-20-2012

Quote: Originally Posted by leftygt

Hi Shawn

Thanks for your help.I tried unlocker, but its telling me there is no "unlocking handle"?

You might see if temporarily moving the contents back to the original location may allow you to then be able to un-share and delete it.

If not, then I would recommend to go ahead and post this issue in the Network & Sharing forum area to see what we may be able to do to help with there it since it's not related with this tutorial. This way you will get more specific help with it.

neqabyhayaty · 02-18-2012

mistrymah · 02-21-2012

Thanks... it worked... was trying for since million years... ( I think So) thanks again...

Signman3 · 02-23-2012

I had problems with iTunes showing the error message (-42404) part of iTunes not installed correctly etc.
I was advised to look at your posting re this problem - I downloaded the TAKE OWNERSHIP prog, followed your instructions and PROBLEM SOLVED.
Many, many thanks - Apple offered no such advice - I was tearing my hair out.
WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN.
Regards
Signman3

nalbe · 03-08-2012

echo .Take Ownership.
reg add HKCR\*\shell\runas /ve /d "Take Ownership" /f
reg add HKCR\*\shell\runas /v NoWorkingDirectory /d "" /f
reg add HKCR\*\shell\runas\command /ve /d "cmd.exe /c takeown /f \""%%1\"" && icacls \""%%1\"" /grant administrators:F" /f
reg add HKCR\*\shell\runas\command /v IsolatedCommand /d "cmd.exe /c takeown /f \""%%1\"" && icacls \""%%1\"" /grant administrators:F" /f
reg add HKCR\Directory\shell\runas /ve /d "Take Ownership" /f
reg add HKCR\Directory\shell\runas /v NoWorkingDirectory /d "" /f
reg add HKCR\Directory\shell\runas\command /ve /d "cmd.exe /c takeown /f \""%%1\"" /r /d y && icacls \""%%1\"" /grant administrators:F /t" /f
reg add HKCR\Directory\shell\runas\command /v IsolatedCommand /d "cmd.exe /c takeown /f \""%%1\"" /r /d y && icacls \""%%1\"" /grant administrators:F /t" /f

RalphShnelvar · 03-10-2012

This is truly wonderful.

For a while I was dual booting windows but the "older" version of Windows 7 was no longer needed.

Getting rid of the disk space was nearly impossible until I found this.

Thanks!

jobo123 · 4 Weeks Ago

Hey guys, any idea where the reg file / install is and how one may go about altering the value for the maximum number of folders to perform Take Ownership on at once? I know your can just do a whole drive and wait that way, but its just a bunch of cmd operations, shouldn't be capped like that :/

Brink · 4 Weeks Ago

Hello Jobo, and welcome to Seven Forums.

That would be the 15 selected limit that's universal in Windows 7. You can use the tutorial below to set this to be unlimited instead.

Context Menu Items Missing - Fix when more than 15 Files are Selected

Hope this helps,
Shawn

jobo123 · 3 Weeks Ago

Shawn, thats perfect... too easy

Cheers!

Brink · 3 Weeks Ago

You're most welcome Jobo.

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