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.