Did you know that it is not a simple task to take ownership of system files or folders in Vista and Windows 7. It doesn’t mater if you use the command line or the GUI it still takes far too many steps.

Thankfully someone out there has actually created a registry hack that gives you a menu items for taking ownership that actually handles all the steps for you!

Here’s what your new right-click menu will look like after you install this registry hack.

How to install

First you will need to download and then unzip the files contained in the *Take ownershipzip*. Double-click the InstallTakeOwnership.reg file and click through the prompts, if you want to save as a pdf use the sodapdf.com/. No reboot is necessary.

How to uninstall

Double-click on the RemoveTakeOwnership.reg file and click through the prompts. No reboot necessary.

Download TakeOwnership.zip (Link)

If you have any questions about how to do this right, do not hesitate to give us, computer repairs geeks, a call before you need to call us for actual repairs 😉

Over and out

Geeks IQ