Many times you need to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows. You have to follow no. of steps to do this task. But now you can do it in a single step.
Download following zip file and extract it. You'll get a .REG file. Run the file and accept the confirmation:
It'll add an extra option "Take ownership" in file/folder context menu:
Now you can right-click on any file/folder and select “Take ownership”. It’ll make you the owner of the file/folder.
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Nikolaj
is there a way to change take ownership to tag ejerskab
Nikolaj
becuse i have a danish comp and it dont look good
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stifinder
take onership
føj til media player afspilningslista
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you can see that in dont look good
VG
^^ Simply open the REG file in Notepad and then you can replace the text within quotes to your desired one.
Alive
WHY DO YOU CHOOSE THE HARD WAY WHEN WINBUBBLE CAN DO THAT
VG
^^ Because its always good to know how the things work.
raoul
any idea why the option "take ownership" does not appear in my context menu after applying the registry tweak?
VG
^^ Try to run the REG file as Administrator by right-click on it and select "Run as Administrator".
Nikolaj
Ok please give me an restore file so i don't have both take ownership and tag ejerskab
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PS: i have a littel question "Can enyone with an english comp read this "æøåÆØÅ"
JoKeR
how i can change the explorer.exe if is used, and always need a permission 'cause is running
Jonathan
I have the same question as JoKeR.
Can you email me the answer?
"How can I change the explorer.exe because it is always in use, and I always need a permission?"