Windows 10: Remove Security tab in Files and Folders Properties in Windows 10

How to: Remove Security tab in Files and Folders Properties in Windows 10

How to Remove Security tab from Drives, Files, and Folders Properties in Windows 10


Information You can right click or press and hold on a drive, file, and folder in Windows, and click/tap on Properties to see more details about the drive, file, or folder.

The Security tab in the properties window of drives, files, and folders will allow users to permissions of the drive, file, or folder.

Sometimes you may want to restrict users from changing ownership or permissions for any file, folder, or drive in Windows by removing the Security tab from properties for all or specific users.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Security tab from drive, file, and folder properties for all or specific users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to remove the Security tab from drive, file, and folder properties window.



Note The Security tab will not be available in properties for files and folders on a FAT or FAT32 formatted drive, and cannot be added.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Add or Remove Security tab from Properties using a REG file
• Option Two: To Add or Remove Security tab from Properties using Group Policy

EXAMPLE: "Security" tab in Properties window








OPTION ONE [/i] To Add or Remove Security tab from Properties using a REG file
1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Security tab from Properties for All Users
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Security_tab_to_Properties.reg

Download

3. To Remove Security tab from Properties for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Security_tab_from_Properties.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

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

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

7. You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.




OPTION TWO [/i] To Add or Remove Security tab from Properties using Group Policy


Note Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option One above.


1. Open the all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and File Explorer. (See screenshot below)



3. In the right pane of File Explorer, double click/tap on Remove Security tab to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (add) or step 6 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Add Security tab to Properties
A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

NOTE: Not Configured is the default setting.

6. To Remove Security tab from Properties
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)




7. When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Read-only files can be deleted without warning when logged in as admin. How do I change this?

I want to enable a warning if I go to delete a read-only file if that's possible. Currently, I'm logged in as admin and can delete read-only files at will. Which is extremely dangerous.

Any help would be appreciated.

I was onto a customer services rep in chat and they told me to do this (which is only hiding the security tab and not a solution)

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Method to perform changing security permission for Read Only files.

1. Open the all
users, specific users or groups,
or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for
how you want this policy applied.

2. In the left pane, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative
Templates, Windows Components, and File Explorer.

3. In the right pane of File Explorer, double click/tap on Remove
Security tab to edit it.

4. Do step
5 (add) or step
6 (remove) below for what you would like to do.To Add Security tab to Properties

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step
7 below. (see screenshot below)

NOTE: Not Configured is the default setting.
6. To Remove Security tab from Properties

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK,

7. When finished, you can close Local Group Policy Editor if you like.

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unable to Save office Files in Windows 10

This fix didn't work for me. In Windows 10 there is no "Owner" tab in Properties-Security. See instruction b) below.

Here are the steps to modify ownership and permissions of folders and files:



a) Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.

b) Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.

The only tabs I have in Properties-Security are:- Permissions, Share, Auditing & Effective Access.

How do I fix this problem?

 

Hello Jerry, *Smile

I'm not sure about removing it from the Ribbon, but you could completely disable Settings if wanted.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

 

Well thanks for the quick response though the suggestion you gave me is sort of what I want. I want to still have access to settings, except in the ribbon of file explorer.

Thanks again for the quick reply