Stay on top of the latest Microsoft Windows tips and tricks with TechRepublic's Windows Desktop newsletter, delivered every Monday and Thursday. This blog post is also available as a TechRepublic Photo Gallery and TechRepublic download. However, there are times when an administrator or a user with administrator privileges and/or Take Ownership permission will want to take ownership of a file or folder. As owner, that user can allow or deny access to nonadministrator users. By default, the creator of a file or folder in Microsoft Windows 7 is the owner of that file or folder.
