Windows 10: Issues after taking ownership of C:\

Discus and support Issues after taking ownership of C:\ in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I'm not sure I helped much, but you're welcome for any help I gave. I'm glad you have it working again. I hope your issues are resolved now. Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by NotACactus, Feb 14, 2016.

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  1. ESSENBE
    essenbe Win User

    Issues after taking ownership of C:\


    I'm not sure I helped much, but you're welcome for any help I gave. I'm glad you have it working again. I hope your issues are resolved now.
     
    essenbe, Feb 14, 2016
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  2. THEAUGUST
    TheAugust Win User

    I'm a Surface Pro 4 user who just did the same thing. Out of the blue, I couldn't create folders or files on my own drive outside of My User folders (desktop, documents, etc). I'm told I need administrator privileges to create a new folder??? I am an administrator user!!! Evidently, I lost ownership of everything on my drive?? I'm the sole account on the device, so I have no idea what caused it.

    None of the folders I checked listed me as owner or allowed me Full Control, so the first thing I did was take ownership of the entire C drive... And now I'm unable to log into the Windows 10 GUI; it doesn't get past the circling lodging dots that normally finish in under a second. I booted into a safe mode and initiated a System Restore, and it seems to be frozen.

    What causes these ownership issues? Why did they suddenly occur? I take it reinstallation of the while operating system is the only cure?
     
    TheAugust, Jan 26, 2017
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  3. ESSENBE
    essenbe Win User
    TheAugust, did you take ownership of the C drive also? If so, that is what caused your problems. Never do that. There are hidden OS files that were hidden for a reason. There may be another way to do it, but I have only seen a clean install fix it. I would suggest you go here General Support - Windows 10 Forums , and create a new thread as you will get more help. Maybe someone else will know another way.
     
    essenbe, Apr 4, 2018
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