Changing entire ownership of entire hard drive any risks e

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Changing entire ownership of entire hard drive any risks etc ?

I am using method of

Right click entire hdd

Properties
Security
Advanced
Change owner
Advanced
Find now

Name - In Folder
Users - Computername(mine is for example Furkan)


Ok this makes me even able to enter inside of System Volume Information folder

Can this cause any problems in future?

For example if i format windows can i still access these harddisks without any problem ?

Are there any details, detailed information, article about ownership of files / folders on windows 8 ?

ty very much

Windows 8.1 x64


Also changing windows having driver - boot driver ownership from Trustedinstaller to user would cause any problem ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
When I took ownership of C:\ There were numerous popups saying it was unable to take ownership of various folders & subfolders.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Changing entire ownership of entire hard drive

You really don't want to do that.

Everything would probably work. Note that I am only guessing. I have no interest in trying this.

But you would be setting security back to about XP levels. It would of course be convenient to have full and unrestricted access. But by default all software you run will inherit your rights. If that software should turn out to be malicious, then you have a problem. It too will have full and unrestricted access to the system. That includes the ability to delete or modify any system file. Windows Resource Protection normally provides protection from that. But not any more.

Not recommended.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
David is correct. The security access will most likely trickle down the hierarchy to the last sub-folder, especially in hidden system files. You'll have to change permissions for every sub-folder anyway.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
If your account is the only one on the system other than guest you can use this:
Take Ownership Shortcut - Windows 7 Help Forums

It recursively changes ownership of an entire tree. For example, Program Files. As noted in the tutorial you should not run it against the root of the system drive.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
so as far as i understood it is not safe to take ownership of C drive but other spare ones seems okay

Right. The idea is not to let the current user account delete system files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
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