Windows 10: Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows

How to: Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows

How to Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows


On ReFS volumes, you can set security permissions on files and folders. These permissions grant or deny access to the files and folders.

Every container (ex: folder) and object (ex: file) on the PC has a set of access control information attached to it. Known as a users and groups. The security descriptor is automatically created along with the container or object that is created.

When you are a member of a own, you have full control.

Permissions are defined within an object's security descriptor. Permissions are associated with, or assigned to, specific users and groups. For example, for the file Temp.dat, the built-in Administrators group might be assigned Read, Write, and Delete permissions, while the Backup Operators group might be assigned Read and Write permissions only.

Each assignment of permissions to a user or group is represented in the system as an access control entry (ACE). The entire set of permission entries in a security descriptor is known as a permission set or access control list (ACL). Thus, for a file named Temp.dat, the permission set includes two permission entries, one for the built-in Administrators group and one for the Backup Operators group.

There are two types of permissions: explicit permissions and inherited permissions.

• Explicit permissions are those that are set by default on non-child objects when the object is created, or by user action on non-child, parent, or child objects.See also: Change Permissions of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key for Users and Groups in Windows 10
• Inherited permissions are those that are propagated to an object from a parent object. Inherited permissions ease the task of managing permissions and ensure consistency of permissions among all objects within a given container.
  • Inherited Deny permissions do not prevent access to an object if the object has an explicit Allow permission entry.
  • Explicit permissions take precedence over inherited permissions, even inherited Deny permissions.

By default, objects within a container inherit the permissions from that container when the objects are created. For example, when you create a folder called MyFolder, all subfolders and files created within MyFolder automatically inherit the permissions from that folder. Therefore, MyFolder has explicit permissions, while all subfolders and files within it have inherited permissions.



This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Reset Permissions context menu to reset effective permissions of files and folders back to their default inherited permissions in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

You must be an administrator to be able to add, remove, and use the "Reset Permissions" context menu.


EXAMPLE: Reset Permissions in Context Menu of files and folders









Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add), step 3 (add w/pause), or step 4 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Reset Permissions" to Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below you want to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

(Right click)
Add_Reset_Permissions_to_context_menu.reg

Download

OR

(Shift + Right click)
Add_Shift+_Reset_Permissions_to_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Add "Reset Permissions" with Pause to Context Menu
*note This option pauses the command when you use the "Reset Permissions" context menu to be able to see the command results. This can be handy to verify if resetting permissions for a file or folder was successfully processed or not.



A) Click/tap on the Download button below you want to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

(Right click)
Add_Reset_Permissions_with_Pause_to_context_menu.reg

Download

OR

(Shift + Right click)
Add_Shift+_Reset_Permissions_with_Pause_to_context_menu.reg

Download

4. To Remove "Reset Permissions" from Context Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .reg file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Reset_Permissions_from_context_menu.reg

Download

5. Save the .reg file to your Desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Custom context menu entries

So, just throwing this out there, in case somone knows.

I have added a custom context menu entry for the program rightload, since by default the menu is broken in vistax64.

It works pefect with single files, but when I select mutiple files and try to open, I get mutiple instances of the program (which makes sense), here is my entry:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Rightload\Rightload.exe --server=1 --autostart %1

So the %1 passes the filename to the program, and when I select multiple files it is just opening multiple instances of rightload each with a different file.

What I'd like to do is be able to pass a list of the files selected to the program. Since I know it is capable of uploading multiple files from the context menu, all in one instance.

So, is there something I can pass besides %1 that will do this? I have looked around and can't seem to find an answer anywhere... *Frown

 

Context menu problem

Hi,

Your concern with the context menu can be due to the configuration of your device and/or broken system files. To better understand your concern, we'd like to know the following:

• The last known changes made/activities performed on your device prior to your concern.
• If you've experienced your concern on all areas in Windows 10 where context menu is expected to be available. Examples are File Explorer and desktop icons.
• The version and build of Windows 10 that you're using on your device. To check this, you can perform the steps posted on this
  
  link.

In addition, we'd like to request for a screenshot of your concern with the context menu.

In the meantime, we'd recommend performing a clean boot in Windows to isolate software conflicts on your device. To do this, you can perform the steps posted on this link.
In the clean boot environment, check if you'll be able to load the usual options for the context menu. The link will also provide steps to isolate the possible cause of the issue. Once you're done troubleshooting, check the How
to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting section to revert your device to normal boot.

If you still experience your concern while in the clean boot environment, we'd recommend creating a new user/administrator account to isolate profile related issues. To do this, you can perform the steps posted on this

link.

We look forward to your response.

 

Adding Restore Backup/Restore Ownership to Windows context menu?

Hello @BrokenDaily, *Smile

If you like, here's a Reset Permissions context menu below that will reset effective permissions (what you set) of files and folders back to their default inherited permissions.

*Arrow Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows


Got the command. Now I just have to play with how to only remove the "Account Unknown" user using a variable since each one has a unique SID.

icacls "<full path of file/folder>" /remove <account name> /T /C

OR

icacls <Drive letter>:\*.* /remove <account name> /T /C

 

Windows10 start up / context menu crashing issue

Hi,

Since you are having an issue with the Start up menu not working and the context menu crashing, what I can suggest is for you to try and follow the steps provided from the links below:

• Community Ramesh.Kumar's answer March 19, 2016
• Troubleshoot problems opening the Start menu or Cortana

Let us know how it goes.