I'm running into a strange issue. Even though I'm logged in as the only user on my PC and I have administrator rights, I'm getting an "Access is denied" message when I try to take ownership of a disk. Does anyone have any solutions or tips?
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Are you trying to do this through the graphical interface? If so, I'd recommend using the command line instead. Try using the `takeown` command in CMD. You can run something like `takeown /F X: /R /SKIPSL /A /D N`, where 'X' is the drive letter of the disk you're trying to access.
I can see you're having issues. Make sure you run CMD as administrator. You might try `takeown /F C: /R /SKIPSL /A /D N` for your C drive. After that, check the Security tab in Properties and make sure to replace permissions for child objects. Sometimes that can help.
It sounds like the problem might be related to your permissions. Even though you're logged in as an administrator, you need to make sure that the command or action you're trying to execute has elevated privileges. Just being logged in as admin isn't always enough.
I attempted that but it only gave access to the Administrator Group, and I'm still unable to make it work. Can you please provide an example of the command? I'm trying to take ownership of a drive.