takeown Command Examples

Take ownership of a file or directory. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/takeown.

• Take ownership of the specified file:

takeown /f {{path\to\file}}

• Take ownership of the specified directory:

takeown /d {{path\to\directory}}

• Take ownership of the specified directory and all subdirectories:

takeown /r /d {{path\to\directory}}

• Change ownership to the Administrator group instead of the current user:

takeown /a /f {{path\to\file}}