Windows 10: Change owner of computer, leave files intact

My wife and I both have accounts on a Microsoft Surface 3. I want to remove my account, but leave all the files on the machine and to have her become the only account on the machine, maintaining her access to all accounts.

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Excel changes the owner of file during save


I just duplicated the problem with a brand new Excel file that had nothing to do with the old XP machine ...

• Signed in as the original owner who is in the administrator group
• Created a new Excel file in the same folder as above
• Edited the file with Excel as the original owner ... saved
• Checked ownership and permissions. Everything looks OK, including the inherited permissions from the folder
• Signed off
• Signed on as a second user who is not in the Administrator group
• Edited the the file with Excel as the second user ... saved the file with changes
• Signed off
• Signed on as the original owner
• Checked ownership and permissions. The ownership of the file has changed to the second user.

The original and second users are the exact same users described in the post above. Uggghhh ...

Clueless in Houston ...

 

Denied access to a file despite being listed as the owner

I tried to reinstall Origin, and this particular program, and it seems some others on the computer do not allow access at all, either to run or delete. It says access is denied or that permission will be needed. I go into the advanced settings to change
the owner (as elswhere the troubleshooters suggested) and I see that Administrators is already listed as the owner. It's as though the administrator does not even have access to the file. This appears to apply to the entire folder. How can I change the
permission to the file(s) so I can delete/reinstall?

 

Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 10  


Hello Balubeto,

You could use the command from step 4 in OPTION THREE to change the owner of the directory and contents.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...html#option3s4

Afterwards, use the command from step 4 in OPTION ONE below to set permissions.

Permissions - Allow or Deny Access to Users and Groups in Windows 8