How To Take Ownership Of Windows 10. This article will teach you how to own Windows 10 files and folders. Each file and folder in Windows 10 comes with a feature requiring permission to open, customize, or delete it. If you try to edit, open, or delete particular files without any access, you will encounter “Access Denied” or “You require permission from system” Windows 10 errors.
You can have the example of system files and folders. You cannot access the old files from other user accounts or files from the old hard drive. You have to take ownership of that file or folder to access it. Here, I have mentioned methods to take ownership of Windows 10 files and folders.
How To Take Ownership Of Windows 10 Files And Folders?
You have to take ownership of Windows 10 files and folders to access those files. Otherwise, you will trigger the required permission from the system Windows 10 error. To do so:
1.Press the Windows + E keys on your keyboard to open the Windows File Explorer.
2.Navigate to the file or folder you cannot access.
3.Right-click on that file or folder.
4.Select the Properties option from the right-click context menu.
5.Select the Security tab.
6.Click on the Advanced option.
7.This will open the Advanced Security Settings dialog of the file and folder you want to access.
8.Beside the Owners, click on the Change option.
9.This will open the Select User or Group dialog.
10.After that, select the Advanced option.
11.In the advanced Select User or Group dialog, click on the Find Now option.
12.This will fill the Search result section.
13.Locate your account’s username in the Search result.
14.Click on it.
15.Then, click on OK to select the object.
16.Again, click on OK to confirm the new owner.
17.Now, click on Apply and OK in the Advanced Security Settings dialogue to save the changes.
18.Click on OK again in the folder properties dialogue.
How To Grant Full Access To Your User Account Over The Files And Folders?
Now, the owner has been changed of your user account. But, you will not have full access to the files and folders. To grant full access:
1.Open the Advanced Security Settings of the folder again.
2.Under the Permission Entries section, click on the Add option.
3.Click on the Select a principal option.
4.This will open the Select User or Group dialog.
5.Select the Advanced option.
6.Click on the Find Now option.
7.Select your account’s username from the search result.
8.Click on OK and after that click on OK again.
9.In the Basic Permissions section, check the Full control box.
10.Make sure the Type is set to Allow and Applies to is set to This folder, subfolders, and files.
11.Click on OK, then on Apply and OK to save the changes.
12.Click OK to close the file or folder properties again.