Windows 10: Revert owner in advanced security setting for folder

Hi I was messing with the advanced security setting for WindowApps folder in my company laptop and wish to revert the owner back to "Unable to display current owner" which is the default setting see screenshot 1. Currently it is "SYSTEM" see screenshot 2. Thank you.For some reason i can upload image here so had to do with imgur.Screenshot 1https://i.imgur.com/hDrajwI.jpegScreenshot 2 https://i.imgur.com/1iSh6jC.jpeg

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Unknown User as Owner

Hi Bree, thanks for stepping up to address this issue.
As far as I know my External Drive has only been used on my PC.

I could try to implement your suggestion and take Ownership of those Folders.
The "Take Ownership" link is present in my right click menu, but I'm currently logged in with my Microsoft account, so perhaps it would be better if I went Properties --> Security --> Advanced & set the Owner to Administrators, no?!

Although my mind is bugged with a new question now.
If I change the Owner & later on I have to restore a backup (Acronis on a CD) won't I encounter problems then?

 

File/folder owner shows incorrectly, how possible?

I have a bunch of files/folders. I go to folder properties, tab Security, Advanced, at the top it says Owner. In this case it says Administrators (COMPUTERNAME\Administrators). I go to explorer to see the same folder listed. I right-click on the top bar, More, in Details there is [x] Owner. When that's ticked, the explorer listing will show owner. And in this case, now the Owner for the exact same folder is COMPUTERNAME\MyUserName.

How is that possible? Windows claims the owner is different, depending which of the two places I look. (This is Win10 1909 build 18363.836.)

 

File/folder owner shows incorrectly, how possible?

Jim,

1 Since you were not using File explorer for this part of the check, what were you using?
2 I sometimes set Administrators as the owner of a folder or file but I have not noticed the computer setting that by itself. Which folder is this?

3 I assume that your user account is 'a member of the Administrators group' i.e. it is an 'Admin user account'? [both terms mean the same thing]
4 There are lots of anomalies in Windows. This one might simply demonstrate that File explorer can only list users in its owner column and cannot list user groups - so it just does its best.

Denis