Hi Dan,
My name is Igor, it's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you.
I have to note, the user (not administrator) cannot change the ownership of other users' files, so he has to ask for (or switch to) administrator's permission. So, the message is correct. Many computers are used in a corporate environment, so users just cannot take ownership. In such cases the suggestion to take the ownership will sound as mockery. That's why the current terminology is used.
Moreover, more than 80% of program code is the same for client Windows versions and for Windows server, so server users may perceive the message as mockery too.
However, you may send your suggestion to Microsoft via Feedback Hub in Start menu.
Answer from Igor Leyko on learn.microsoft.comNone of the mods will help me or my case at all :(
Windows actually has dozens of different accounts for different purposes. This is based on the 'principal of least privilege,' an industry best practice which means that each type of account has only the specific permissions that are necessary for its prescribed role.
Administrator is the default system administrator for Windows. Ordinarily, you wouldn't use that for day-to-day computing or for storing files. Owner is a user account that was created by the computer manufacturer to act as a stand-in customer when setting up Windows, since the manufacturer obviously doesn't know who the ultimate customer will be. When you start to use Windows you are supposed to create your own user account, and use that one for day-to-day computing and storing files, rather than the Owner account.
Hi Ed
Do you have two user accounts on your PC, one named Owner and the other named Administrator?
If so
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Which of those accounts do you log into normally?
2
Click your Start Button, then just type netplwiz and hit Enter
Please provide a screenshot of the resulting dialog . . .
can someone please help