At times, while accessing a folder in Windows 10 or 11, you might get the “You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to this folder, you will need to use the security tab” error. The “You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to this folder, […]
How To Take Ownership Of Registry Keys In Windows 10
Manually editing Windows Registry is fairly easy if you know what you are doing. At times, while attempting to modify a registry value or key, you might get an error with “Error Editing Value – Cannot edit: Error writing the value’s new contents” message. You get the “Error Editing Value – Cannot edit: Error writing […]
Add “Take Ownership” To Right-Click Menu In Windows 10
Generally speaking, a user needs to take ownership of a file in the Windows operating system before renaming, editing, and deleting protected operating system files. Unfortunately, like its predecessors, Windows 10 also doesn’t offer an easy way to take ownership of files. While it’s possible to take ownership of files from GUI and Command Prompt, […]
Take Ownership Of Files And Folders In Windows 8.1
If you have spent any considerable amount of time in customizing the default look and feel of Vista/Windows 7 without using third-party tools, you probably know how to take ownership of a file or folder in Vista and Windows 7. Just like Vista and Windows 7, the latest Windows 8/8.1 also requires you to take […]
Take Ownership Of Windows Files With A Simple Drag And Drop
We all love to customize Windows operating system by installing new visual styles and transformation packs. While installing a transformation pack is fairly simple job, many users prefer manually customizing Windows OS without installing any transformation packs as some transformation pack can’t be uninstalled completely, if required. The problem with manually customizing Windows is that […]