Add Take Ownership to Right-click (context) Menu (Windows 8.1, 8)

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You can add "Take Ownership" to your right context menu very easily by merging the takeown.reg registry file.

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1. Create a Windows System Restore Point -

Vista - START | type rstrui - create a restore point
Windows 7 - START | type create | select "Create a Restore Point"
Windows 8/ 8.1 - Using Microsoft System Restore (Windows*8) | HP® Support​

2. Download the zip file. Extract the reg file. Click 2x; select "merge".

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

 

[GZ]

Re: Add Take Ownership to Right-click (context) Menu (Windows 7 / Vista)

Works in Windows 8 as well (verified).

I have been using this registry tweak for a few years now!

 

[AceInfinity]

Use this instead, and you'll get a item in the menu that has an icon.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-106"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

edit: Reminds me I wanted to change the icon for my Sublime Text 2 entry :)

 

[SwampRat]

After clicking on "Merge" the following (in Windows 8) "Cannot import . . . .error accessing registry"

Am not experienced enough to know what to do at this point - any thoughts!?

 

[AceInfinity]

What is the exact error message? I'm assuming that you're not an administrator, and thus you don't have sufficient privileges here.

 

[Laxer]

After clicking on "Merge" the following (in Windows 8) "Cannot import . . . .error accessing registry"

Am not experienced enough to know what to do at this point - any thoughts!?

Works for me on W8.

Here are some updated files for you containing AceInfinity's solution: (both apply and remove)

 

[AceInfinity]

He won't be able to merge any reg files to modify the registry if it's a permission issue for his user group though