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In my previous tutorial, I showed you how to take control of your files and folder in Windows 8. This tutorial will follow the same path, but this time we will see on how to that with Windows 8 registry key. You will need to know how to perform this procedure, because one of our next tutorials will require from you to perform this change.

To get started follow the steps below.
Step 1: From your desktop press Win+R on your keyboard.
Step 2: Inside the Run window that opens up type regedit, and press Enter on your keyboard.

Step 3: When Windows Registry Editor window opens up, inside left pane go to the desired registry key, right mouse click on it and from context menu that appears choose Permissions.

Step 4: New dialog window will open. Click on Advanced button located in bottom right.

Step 5: Under Owner, click on Change button.

Step 6: Type in your username and click on Check Names button. It will automatically convert your username into the correct format.

Step 7: Click OK to save your changes.
Step 8: From Permissions and Display window, select your username and then check Allow checkbox under Full Control row.

Step 9: Again click OK to save your changes, and you will now have full permissions on chosen registry key.

To get started follow the steps below.
Step 1: Open Windows Explorer, and then go to a file or folder on which you want to take ownership.
Step 2: Right-click on that file or folder, and from the context menu choose Properties.

Step 3: When new window opens up, choose Security tab.

Step 4: From the given list, choose your username and you should see that it does not have full control.
Step 5: With username selected, click on Advanced button.


Step 6: Now, click on Change button located next to Owner.

Step 7: Under Enter the object name to select field, type in your username and click on Check Names button. Your username will automatically be converted to the correct format.

Step 8: Click OK to save your changes.
Step 9: Close last two opened windows and return to Properties window you opened in Step 2.
Step 10: Under Group or user names list select your newly added username.
Step 11: Under Permissions for Administrators, click on Allow row for Full control. Click OK to save your changes.

That’s it, you now have full permission on that folder or file.
Visit our Windows 8 Tutorial section for more tips and tricks.