Take Ownership Shortcut

Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu of Files, Folders, and Drives
Published 13 Jan 2009

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

Information

To take ownership of files and folders you can use this Tweak and it will give you the option to take ownership when you right click on a file or folder or drive.

Application files, (EX: BAT, CMD, CPL, EXE, and MSC) will still have Run as administrator instead of Take Ownership in the context menu.

When you use take ownership on a folder, it will take ownership of all the files and subfolders inside the folder to.

Warning

If you added the Open Command Window Here as Administrator context menu item, then adding Take Ownership will remove and replace it.

WARNING, DO NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP of the C: (Windows 7) drive!!

1. Download the zip file below, and save it to your desktop.

2. Open the downloaded zip file, extract (drag and drop) the .reg files to your desktop, then right click on the extracted .reg file you want to use and click on Merge.
NOTE: If you do not see a Merge option when you right click on the REG file, then you will need to check in Default Programs to set the reg file extension to have it's Current Default program set as Registry Editor (C:\Windows\regedit.exe). Afterwards, try merging the REG file again.

3. Right click on whatever you want to own and and select take ownership, it works and I have used it heaps.

Tip

Taking ownership only changes the "owner" of the file or folder to be your user account. It does not change the permission level of the file.

After you have taking ownership of the item, you may still need to Allow your user account Full Control of the item before you will have full permission to access it, to be able to modify, or delete it. See steps 11 to 22 (Option Three) in the tutorial below for how.

Take Ownership of file - Vista Forums

That's it,

Mr GRiM

For full tutorial see here originally posted by Brink

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13 Jan 2009	#1
I2aMpAnT Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate 256 posts Cape Cod, MA	Wow, that helps tremendously. Thanks for the information!
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13 Jan 2009	#2
Solid004 Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64 61 posts Argentina - BS.AS.	Thanks you, very useful
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13 Jan 2009	#3
renthor Windows 7 Beta 1 b7000 180 posts	AWESOME. Very very handy. Thanks
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13 Jan 2009	#4
wizkid WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64BIT 270 posts	thanks great tool, will use this more offten. Cheers
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13 Jan 2009	#5
Solid004 Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64 61 posts Argentina - BS.AS.	If I take ownership of the Sidebar folder, can i see the gadgets? even if im not logged on Administrator Account? Thanks
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13 Jan 2009	#6
Brink 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise 47,029 posts Texas	Hello Solid004, No need to. For the locations, see: Gadgets - Add or Remove from Desktop Hope this helps, Shawn
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14 Jan 2009	#7
Solid004 Windows 7 Ultimate RTM x64 61 posts Argentina - BS.AS.	Thanks you very much Brink
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14 Jan 2009	#8
nizaradil windows 7 11 posts Iraq - Baghdad	Thanks ; keep up the good work
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14 Jan 2009	#9
Brink 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise 47,029 posts Texas	Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Hello Solid004, No need to. For the locations, see: Gadgets - Add or Remove from Desktop Hope this helps, Shawn Quote: Originally Posted by Solid004 Thanks you very much Brink You're welcome Solid.
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