[Feature Request]: Add "Take Ownership" option to the right click context menu

[Hanamizaki]

Thank you for your work on this project it has made reinstalling windows a lot simpler for me.

If I would have anything to request it would be the "Take Ownership" option on the right click context menu, it helps with deleting or moving certain windows files and folders that are just an annoyance. There are already a few scripts that do this so it should be possible to implement hopefully.

Once again thank you for your work.

[memstechtips]

Thanks for your feedback and suggestion! I'm glad you find the project useful.

I'm sure I can add something like that yeah. Could you maybe link some resources I can look at in the meantime? Like these scripts you're talking about.

[slowstuff]

Here are the registry settings I use to add "Take Ownership" to all files and most directories.

; Clears any previous entry
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership]

; Adds Take Ownership context menu for files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership]
@="Take Ownership"
"Extended"=-
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"NeverDefault"=""

; Command that gets run by TakeOwnership for files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership\command]
@="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l' -Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"= "powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l' -Verb runAs\""

; Adds Take Ownership context menu for directories (Prevents a few directories to keep from breaking system)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\TakeOwnership]
@="Take Ownership"
"AppliesTo"="NOT (System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Windows\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Windows\\System32\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\ProgramData\")"
"Extended"=-
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Position"="middle"

; Command that gets run by TakeOwnership for directories (Also changes owner of all files and folders within)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\TakeOwnership\command]
@="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"$Y = ($null | choice).Substring(1,1); Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList ('/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" /r /d ' + $Y + ' && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l /q') -Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"$Y = ($null | choice).Substring(1,1); Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList ('/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" /r /d ' + $Y + ' && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l /q') -Verb runAs\""

Hope it helps.

[memstechtips]

Thanks, will test it out sometime.

[memstechtips]

Just added this feature with help from this post