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

Hello and Merry Christmas

Can someone help me to modify "take ownership" context menu to thing i wanna achieve?

I want to modify this reg to make windows take ownership context menu not appear on any device that is not my physical internal drive and exclude from appearing in for example on usb thumb stick or cd/dvd drive or sd card and so on

This reg below is slightly modified of tutorial link to my liking
Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Created by: Shawn Brink
; Created on: January 28, 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 full control admin v2"
"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 :r administrators:F /t /c /l /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d' -Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant :r administrators:F /t /c /l /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d' -Verb runAs\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\TakeOwnership]
@="take full control admin v2"
"AppliesTo"="NOT (System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Users\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\ProgramData\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"C:\\Windows\" OR System.ItemPathDisplay:=\"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 y && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant :r administrators:F /t /c /l /q /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d' -Verb runAs\""
"IsolatedCommand"="powershell -windowstyle hidden -command \"Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/c takeown /f \\\"%1\\\" /r /d y && icacls \\\"%1\\\" /grant :r administrators:F /t /c /l /q /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d' -Verb runAs\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas]
@="take full control admin v2"
"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 y && icacls \"%1\\\" /grant :r administrators:F /t /c /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\\\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\\\" /grant :r administrators:F /t /c /remove:g BUILTIN && attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" && cmd /c attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\" & attrib -r -s -h -i \"%1\\*.*\" /s /d"

I can see there is "AppliesTo" thing that excludes context menu from appearing on different C locations
but i want to context menu not appear additionally on anything that is not internal drive for example:

1. I want context menu to appear on windows HDD/SSD on regardless of number of partitions: ex: C D E F G ... that belongs to internal HDD/SSD of PC

2. I dont want this context menu appear on things like:
- plugged in removable sd card
- plugged in removable any phone/smartphone/gps device and so on
- plugged in removable usb thumb stick
- plugged in removable external HDD/SSD/HYBRID drive
- internal CD/DVD drive in my tower (connecteby sata)
- any other plugged in removable usb devices

*3. Additionally i want this context menu to work on different language OS than English (currently testing this on English only os but i want it to work on different OS that have different naming of system folders (for example Program FIies folder is Eine Programme on different language OS)

I was looking into it for some time and couldnt find an answer even though script from tutorial has lines that excludes some C system folders from menu appearing.

OS: Win 10 x64 Pro 22H2 Build 19045.2965

Thanks and Merry Christmas for everyone

Then i ask for permission since i dont know how to do it other way than typing here.

The Take Ownership context menu will not be available when you right click or press and hold only on the specific C: drive, C:\Program Files folder, C:\Program Files (x86) folder, C:\ProgramData folder, C:\Users folder, and C:\Windows folder. This was done by design since taking ownership of the Windows "C:" drive and these specific system folders can make Windows unstable as it would also take ownership of all their content at the same time.

Yes i noticed this in tutorial. Since i wanted to try to make same thing to not appear on external/additional devices like i described before.

Brink said:

Hello,

I'm afraid it would be a choice of all or none for internal vs removable drives for the context menu.

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.

Ok i understand about language compatibility. Sorry but did not understood your first sentence - do you mean it is not possible at all or it is possible but solution could be incomplete and "context menu" could appear on lets say "some strange device attached"?

Ok. Thanks guys for answers. I will try to find a way/workaround and will post here if I find something useful.