How to change give or manage permissions to folders and files in Windows?

Many users encounter this problem at some point as a client of this operating system when they do something related to actions limited by system permissions.

But there are ways to solve this conflict, you just need to follow the steps below which will override any limited action on files or folders.

Manage permissions in Windows on a specific folder or file

To manage permissions in Windows of a file or folder, you have to do it from the properties section, in the security section of that element.



Windows is quite pragmatic with its files and folders. From creating folders and directories in CMD to sharing files and folders on a local network with Windows.

To do this, you need to locate the file or folder in question, right-click on it and select the option Property ". A pop-up window will appear on the screen, which is equipped with several tabs. You have to choose what it says " Safety «.

This section lists a number of names, which are groups or users who have influence on this and more elements of the system, as well as i permits of each.

That way, the next thing to do is find and choose the user for which you want to change the limits of influence you have on the file or folder and press the button » Modification «.

 

How to change give or manage permissions to folders and files in Windows?

This will unlock automatically the notable boxes  of the permissions of the user in question, and with this it will be possible to modify the limits of the same at will. In this menu, the person will be able to modify whether the group or user can have changes, read and execute permissions, show the contents of the folder and more.



Get administrator permissions in Windows 10

It must be remembered that to achieve this, it is necessary to have the administration permissions in the system (in the case of Windows 8 and 10) which are achieved only one way.

This form occurs when creating a new Windows user account, which allows you to choose between being one with functionality administrator or a standard. And when you choose Administrator, it will give us a number of advantages such as managing permissions in Windows of the elements that are in the work.

Get administrator permissions in Windows 7

Regarding granting or managing permissions to different groups or users on folders or files specific, is relatively the same in Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 and 10.


The peculiarity that exists with version 7 is that, when the account is created, it is automatically treated as administrator. Whereas any other users created after this will be standard. Therefore, it is a factor to consider if you are a secondary user of the team, so you will have to resort to the one who has the admin account.

 

How to change give or manage permissions to folders and files in Windows?

Take ownership of a specific file or folder

The procedure is similar to the previous one and is carried out from the form " Safety »Of said file or folder. But, in this case, we'll select the option below that says " options Advanced «.


A title called " Owner "Followed by a colon and the name of the owner of the element, which is commonly" Trustinstaller ", let's choose" Change «.

A pop-up window will appear. In it, at the bottom, there will be an empty box. You just have to write the user's name correctly and click on » Verifica name «.

Immediately the system will verify who the user is valid and will assign him the property, we choose to accept and with that the proprietario will have already been changed.

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