Question/help about take ownership context menu - excluding ext device

garlin · 07 Dec 2023

Brink said:

I'm not aware of a way to make it compatible for any language since the "Yes" (Y) parameter in the commands are language specific.

While it's possible to modify the reg file's run-time commands to handle non-English locales, it's hideously ugly. A simpler answer is to write a PS wrapper to replace all "takeown /d y" instances with a localized string for "Yes".

For example, in Spanish -- it's /d s for Si.

Code:

C:\Users\GARLIN\Downloads>FixRegFile.bat Add_Take_Ownership_with_Pause_to_context_menu.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Created on: January 28t, 2015
; Updated on: January 11, 2021
; Tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3841-add-take-ownership-context-menu-windows-10-a.html



[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership]
@="Take Ownership"
"Extended"=-
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"NeverDefault"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\TakeOwnership\command]
@="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l & pause'
-Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"= "powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /
t /c /l & pause' -Verb runAs\""



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\TakeOwnership]
@="Take Ownership"
"AppliesTo"="NOT (System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Users\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\ProgramData\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Windows\" OR System.Item
PathDisplay:=\"C:\\Windows\\System32\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Program Files\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\")"
"Extended"=-
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Position"="middle"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\TakeOwnership\command]
@="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" /r /d s && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c /l /
q & pause' -Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" /r /d s && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-
3-4:F /t /c /l /q & pause' -Verb runAs\""



[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"Extended"=-
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Position"="middle"
"AppliesTo"="NOT (System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\\")"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\\\" /r /d s && icacls \"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c & Pause"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\\\" /r /d s && icacls \"%1\\\" /grant *S-1-3-4:F /t /c & Pause"