Windows 10: I messed up everything by changing ownership

Discus and support I messed up everything by changing ownership in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Uhh... yes i did smth dumb... but please help me. I am the admin and the only user of my PC. But yet most of the folders and files is owned by SYSTEM... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Tabib Rahman, Sep 3, 2022.

  1. TABIB RAHMAN
    Tabib Rahman Win User

    I messed up everything by changing ownership


    Uhh... yes i did smth dumb... but please help me. I am the admin and the only user of my PC. But yet most of the folders and files is owned by SYSTEM or TrustedInstaller and whenever I try to access or delete those stuffs, it says access denied which was kinda annoying. So what I did now is... I clicked the properties of C: drive and took the entire ownership. Probably because of that some apps started malfunctioning like Xbox app, Media Player, even Windows Security. Well I can just repair those but NOT ALL THE PROGRAMS might take forever to manually repair them one by one. I tried system

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    Tabib Rahman, Sep 3, 2022
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  2. BEAUPEDIA
    Beaupedia Win User

    Messed Up Using "Take Ownership", Now Profile Settings Won't Load

    Thank you so much for responding. This is what I have now. What would you suggest I do?


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    I have a System Restore from last night, before I did any of this today. Would that be advisable or would you suggest something else?


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    Beaupedia, Sep 3, 2022
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  3. GHOT
    Ghot Win User
    Messed Up Using "Take Ownership", Now Profile Settings Won't Load



    System Restore might not help, but it won't hurt.


    Also, here is a tutorial for Taking Ownership, that you can use, to give ownership back to "SYSTEM".

    Change Owner of File, Folder, Drive, or Registry Key in Windows 10
     
    Ghot, Sep 3, 2022
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  4. GINO DES
    Gino Des Win User

    I messed up everything by changing ownership

    Changed Ownership of C:\ and Can't Fix

    Hi Greg,

    Let's get this issue sorted. To better assist you with this concern, we would like to know the following information:

    • Which account is the new owner of the C drive?
    • Are you using an account with administrator rights?
    • Have you tried changing the ownership back to yourself?

    In the meantime, let's try taking back the ownership by following the steps provided by
    BurrWalnut in the following thread:
    Is there a way to take ownership of my C drive?

    You may also perform a repair upgrade using a
    Creators Update ISO     file. This method can repair broken operating system files while preserving your files, settings and installed applications. For more information and steps on how to perform a repair upgrade, kindly refer to the wiki article created
    by Andre Da Costa on the following link:
    How to perform a repair upgrade using the Windows 10 ISO file    .

    Keep us updated on the status of the issue, and we will be glad to assist you further.
     
    Gino Des, Sep 3, 2022
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