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<blockquote data-quote="Brink" data-source="post: 33648" data-attributes="member: 19"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>[ATTACH=full]70421[/ATTACH]How to Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu in Windows 8 and 8.1</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[info]This tutorial will show you how to add <strong>Take Ownership</strong> to the context menu of all <strong>files</strong>, <strong>folders</strong>, and <strong>drives</strong> for all users in <strong>Windows 8</strong>.</p><p></p><p>This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a <strong>file</strong>, <strong>folder</strong> (and all contents), or <strong>drive</strong> (and all contents) by <a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2808-take-ownership-file-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8-a.html"><strong>changing the owner</strong></a> to the<strong> current user</strong> and grant the <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980032.aspx"><strong>Owner_Rights</strong></a> SID (current owner) <strong>full access</strong> <strong><a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2815-permissions-allow-deny-access-users-groups-windows-8-a.html">permission</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>You must be an <strong>administrator</strong> to be able to add, remove, and use the "Take Ownership" context menu.</p><p></p><p>[/info][note]Application files (ex: <strong>EXE</strong>, <strong>CMD</strong>, <strong>MSI</strong>) will continue to have <strong><a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html">Run as administrator</a></strong> instead of <strong>Take Ownership </strong>in their context menu.</p><p></p><p>[line].[/line]</p><p>When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive, and click/tap on <strong>Take Ownership</strong>, you may be prompted by <strong><a href="https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3577-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-10-a.html">UAC</a></strong> for permission to do so first.</p><p></p><p>If a user is signed in as an <strong>administrator</strong>, then the user would just click/tap on <strong>Yes</strong> to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the current administrator user account. Permissions would be set to allow the Owner_Rights SID (current owner) full control of the file, folder, or drive.</p><p></p><p>If a user is signed in as a <strong>standard user</strong>, then the user would need to enter a selected <strong>administrator's password </strong>to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the selected administrator account, and not the standard user. Permissions would be set to allow the Owner_Rights SID (current owner) full control of the file, folder, or drive.</p><p></p><p>[line].[/line]</p><p>The <strong>Take Ownership</strong> context menu will not be available when you right click on the <strong>C:</strong> drive, <strong>C:\Program Files</strong> folder, <strong>C:\Program Files (x86</strong>) folder, <strong>C:\ProgramData</strong> folder, <strong>C:\Users</strong> folder, and <strong>C:\Windows</strong> folder. This was done because taking ownership of these system folders can make Windows unstable since it would also take ownership of all the folder's content at the same time.</p><p></p><p>You will still be able to use the <strong>Take Ownership</strong> context menu of files inside the folder locations above.</p><p></p><p>If you would like to have a custom location(s) of your own to not have the context menu, then please feel free to post a request in this tutorial thread. I'll be happy to post back with a custom .reg file for it.</p><p></p><p>[/note][warn]This context menu will only work with <strong>English Windows</strong> installations.</p><p></p><p>If you have a different language, then please post a reply with what language you have instead. I'll be happy to post back a translated version for you.</p><p></p><p>[/warn]</p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">EXAMPLE:</span> Take Ownership in Context Menu</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]2308[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Here's How:</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">1.</span></strong> Do <strong>step 2, 3, or 4</strong> below for what you would like to do.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">2.<span style="color: blue"> To Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the <strong>top</strong>, <strong>middle</strong>, or <strong>bottom</strong> of context menu file below, and go to <strong>step 5</strong> below.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Add_Take_Ownership_to_context_menu.reg</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/add_take_ownership_to_context_menu-reg.68287/[/dl]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">3.<span style="color: blue"> To Add "Take Ownership" with Pause to Context Menu</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p>[NOTE] This option pauses the command when you use the "Take Ownership" context menu to be able to see the command results. This can be handy to verify setting ownership and permissions was successful or not.</p><p></p><p>Application files (ex: <strong>EXE</strong>, <strong>CMD</strong>, <strong>MSI</strong>) will still have<strong> <a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html">Run as administrator</a></strong> instead of <strong>Take Ownership </strong>in the context menu when you use this step.</p><p></p><p>[/NOTE]</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">[ATTACH]57170[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the <strong>top</strong>, <strong>middle</strong>, or <strong>bottom</strong> of context menu file below, and go to <strong>step 5</strong> below.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Add_Take_Ownership_with_Pause_to_context_menu.reg</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/add_take_ownership_with_pause_to_context_menu-reg.68288/[/dl]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">4. <span style="color: blue">To Remove "Take Ownership" from Context Menu</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p>[NOTE] This is the default setting, and will also restore the default <a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html"><strong>Run as administrator</strong></a> for <strong>.exe</strong> files.</p><p></p><p>[/NOTE]</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to <strong>step 5</strong> below.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Remove_Take_Ownership_from_context_menu.reg</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/remove_take_ownership_from_context_menu-reg.68267/[/dl]</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">5.</span></strong> <strong>Save</strong> the <strong>.reg</strong> file to your <strong>Desktop</strong>.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">6.</span></strong> Double click/tap on the downloaded <strong>.reg</strong> file to merge it.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">7.</span></strong> If prompted, click/tap on <strong>Run</strong>, <strong>Yes </strong>(<strong><a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5509-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-8-a.html">UAC</a></strong>), <strong>Yes</strong>, and <strong>OK</strong> to approve the merge.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">8.</span></strong> When finished, you can delete the downloaded <strong>.reg</strong> file if you like.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's it,</p><p>Shawn</p><p></p><p></p><p>[rel]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2808-take-ownership-file-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8-a.html">How to Take Ownership of a File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 8 and 8.1</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2815-permissions-allow-deny-access-users-groups-windows-8-a.html">How to Allow or Deny Access Permisions to Users and Groups in Windows 8 and 8.1</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129063-take-ownership-allow-prevent-users-groups.html">How to Allow or Prevent Users and Groups to be able to Take Ownership</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/88246-add-reset-permissions-context-menu-windows.html">How to Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/88305-enable-disable-inherited-permissions-objects-windows.html">Enable or Disable Inherited Permissions for Files and Folders in Windows</a></li> </ul><p>[/rel]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brink, post: 33648, member: 19"] [CENTER][SIZE=4][B][ATTACH type="full" width="0px" height="0px"]70421[/ATTACH]How to Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu in Windows 8 and 8.1[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [info]This tutorial will show you how to add [B]Take Ownership[/B] to the context menu of all [B]files[/B], [B]folders[/B], and [B]drives[/B] for all users in [B]Windows 8[/B]. This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a [B]file[/B], [B]folder[/B] (and all contents), or [B]drive[/B] (and all contents) by [URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2808-take-ownership-file-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8-a.html'][B]changing the owner[/B][/URL] to the[B] current user[/B] and grant the [URL='https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc980032.aspx'][B]Owner_Rights[/B][/URL] SID (current owner) [B]full access[/B] [B][URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2815-permissions-allow-deny-access-users-groups-windows-8-a.html']permission[/URL][/B]. You must be an [B]administrator[/B] to be able to add, remove, and use the "Take Ownership" context menu. [/info][note]Application files (ex: [B]EXE[/B], [B]CMD[/B], [B]MSI[/B]) will continue to have [B][URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html']Run as administrator[/URL][/B] instead of [B]Take Ownership [/B]in their context menu. [line].[/line] When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive, and click/tap on [B]Take Ownership[/B], you may be prompted by [B][URL='https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3577-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-10-a.html']UAC[/URL][/B] for permission to do so first. If a user is signed in as an [B]administrator[/B], then the user would just click/tap on [B]Yes[/B] to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the current administrator user account. Permissions would be set to allow the Owner_Rights SID (current owner) full control of the file, folder, or drive. If a user is signed in as a [B]standard user[/B], then the user would need to enter a selected [B]administrator's password [/B]to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the selected administrator account, and not the standard user. Permissions would be set to allow the Owner_Rights SID (current owner) full control of the file, folder, or drive. [line].[/line] The [B]Take Ownership[/B] context menu will not be available when you right click on the [B]C:[/B] drive, [B]C:\Program Files[/B] folder, [B]C:\Program Files (x86[/B]) folder, [B]C:\ProgramData[/B] folder, [B]C:\Users[/B] folder, and [B]C:\Windows[/B] folder. This was done because taking ownership of these system folders can make Windows unstable since it would also take ownership of all the folder's content at the same time. You will still be able to use the [B]Take Ownership[/B] context menu of files inside the folder locations above. If you would like to have a custom location(s) of your own to not have the context menu, then please feel free to post a request in this tutorial thread. I'll be happy to post back with a custom .reg file for it. [/note][warn]This context menu will only work with [B]English Windows[/B] installations. If you have a different language, then please post a reply with what language you have instead. I'll be happy to post back a translated version for you. [/warn] [B][SIZE=3]EXAMPLE:[/SIZE] Take Ownership in Context Menu[/B] [ATTACH alt="example.jpg"]2308[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#006400][SIZE=6][B]Here's How:[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [B][SIZE=3]1.[/SIZE][/B] Do [B]step 2, 3, or 4[/B] below for what you would like to do. [B][SIZE=3]2.[COLOR=blue] To Add "Take Ownership" to Context Menu[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the [B]top[/B], [B]middle[/B], or [B]bottom[/B] of context menu file below, and go to [B]step 5[/B] below.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Add_Take_Ownership_to_context_menu.reg[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/add_take_ownership_to_context_menu-reg.68287/[/dl][/INDENT] [B][SIZE=3]3.[COLOR=blue] To Add "Take Ownership" with Pause to Context Menu[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [NOTE] This option pauses the command when you use the "Take Ownership" context menu to be able to see the command results. This can be handy to verify setting ownership and permissions was successful or not. Application files (ex: [B]EXE[/B], [B]CMD[/B], [B]MSI[/B]) will still have[B] [URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html']Run as administrator[/URL][/B] instead of [B]Take Ownership [/B]in the context menu when you use this step. [/NOTE] [INDENT][ATTACH alt="Take_Ownership_Pause.jpg"]57170[/ATTACH][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the [B]top[/B], [B]middle[/B], or [B]bottom[/B] of context menu file below, and go to [B]step 5[/B] below.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Add_Take_Ownership_with_Pause_to_context_menu.reg[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/add_take_ownership_with_pause_to_context_menu-reg.68288/[/dl][/INDENT] [B][SIZE=3]4. [COLOR=blue]To Remove "Take Ownership" from Context Menu[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [NOTE] This is the default setting, and will also restore the default [URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9564-run-administrator-windows-8-a.html'][B]Run as administrator[/B][/URL] for [B].exe[/B] files. [/NOTE] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to [B]step 5[/B] below.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Remove_Take_Ownership_from_context_menu.reg[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][dl]https://www.eightforums.com/attachments/remove_take_ownership_from_context_menu-reg.68267/[/dl][/INDENT] [B][SIZE=3]5.[/SIZE][/B] [B]Save[/B] the [B].reg[/B] file to your [B]Desktop[/B]. [B][SIZE=3]6.[/SIZE][/B] Double click/tap on the downloaded [B].reg[/B] file to merge it. [B][SIZE=3]7.[/SIZE][/B] If prompted, click/tap on [B]Run[/B], [B]Yes [/B]([B][URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5509-user-account-control-uac-change-settings-windows-8-a.html']UAC[/URL][/B]), [B]Yes[/B], and [B]OK[/B] to approve the merge. [B][SIZE=3]8.[/SIZE][/B] When finished, you can delete the downloaded [B].reg[/B] file if you like. That's it, Shawn [rel] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2808-take-ownership-file-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8-a.html']How to Take Ownership of a File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 8 and 8.1[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2815-permissions-allow-deny-access-users-groups-windows-8-a.html']How to Allow or Deny Access Permisions to Users and Groups in Windows 8 and 8.1[/URL] [*][URL='http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/129063-take-ownership-allow-prevent-users-groups.html']How to Allow or Prevent Users and Groups to be able to Take Ownership[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/88246-add-reset-permissions-context-menu-windows.html']How to Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/88305-enable-disable-inherited-permissions-objects-windows.html']Enable or Disable Inherited Permissions for Files and Folders in Windows[/URL] [/LIST] [/rel] [/QUOTE]
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