Take Ownership of a Registry Key in Windows 7
October 26th, 2011 • Related • Filed Under
We have previously written about how to take ownership of files and folders in Windows 7, but there may be times when you need to take ownership of or assign full permission for certain registry keys. This article shows you how to do this.
NOTE: Before making changes to the registry, be sure you back up the registry. We also recommend creating a restore point you can use to restore your system if something goes wrong.
To take ownership of a registry key, open the registry editor, if it is not already open. Type “regedit” in the Search box on the Start menu and pressing enter when regedit.exe is highlighted in the search results. You can also click on the regedit.exe link to open the registry editor.
