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Windows Take Ownership ^hot^ ⟶ ❲Deluxe❳

If you're more comfortable with command-line tools or need to take ownership of multiple items quickly, you can use icacls in Command Prompt (run as Administrator).

If you prefer PowerShell or Command Prompt, use these two native tools: windows take ownership

takeown /f "C:\RestrictedFolder" /r /d y If you're more comfortable with command-line tools or

Every Windows user has been there. You try to delete an old system folder, modify a program’s configuration file, or open a user profile from an old hard drive, and you are met with the dreaded pop-up: or **"Access Denied." modify a program’s configuration file

# Get the ACL $acl = Get-Acl -Path $path

This can take several minutes for large folders.

If you're more comfortable with command-line tools or need to take ownership of multiple items quickly, you can use icacls in Command Prompt (run as Administrator).

If you prefer PowerShell or Command Prompt, use these two native tools:

takeown /f "C:\RestrictedFolder" /r /d y

Every Windows user has been there. You try to delete an old system folder, modify a program’s configuration file, or open a user profile from an old hard drive, and you are met with the dreaded pop-up: or **"Access Denied."

# Get the ACL $acl = Get-Acl -Path $path

This can take several minutes for large folders.