Taking Ownership of Keys


Taking Ownership of Keys

By default, Windows assigns ownership to the HKLM and HKCU as follows:

  • Administrators own each subkey in HKLM.

  • Users own each subkey in their profile hives, HKCU.

If you have full control of a key (and administrators usually do), you can take ownership of it if you're not already the owner by following these steps:

  1. In Regedit, click the key for which you want to take ownership.

  2. On the Edit menu, click Permissions; then click Advanced.

  3. On the Owner tab, select the new owner, and then click OK.



Microsoft Windows Registry Guide
Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, Second Edition
ISBN: 0735622183
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 186

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