How To Take Ownership of File Or Folder In Windows 7, Vista From Right Click Context Menu

We have already shown you how to take ownership of file or folder in Windows 7 by changing it’s Properties. However if you are required to do this quite often (for instance before changing file, folder permissions) and find the process time consuming, then you will find Rizone Take Ownership Shell Extension a big time and effort saver.

This free utility adds the ‘Take Ownership’ right click context menu item for all files and folders. So you can easily take ownership of the document with a couple of clicks.

1. Download Rizone Take Ownership Shell Extension (link at bottom).

2. Extract the zip file to a folder. Double click the TOwnership.exe file.

3. Click on the ‘Install’ button.

That’s it. From now on whenever you right click on any file or folder, you will see the ‘Take Ownership’ context menu item.

If you are seeing some PC slowing down on right-click problem and want to remove the shell extension, then run the TOwnership.exe file again. This time click on the ‘Uninstall’ button.

Download Rizone Take Ownership Shell Extension

Works with Windows 7 and Windows Vista