How to Take Ownership of Registry Key in Windows 8 /7/Vista/XP

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While Making Changes or Modifications in Windows Registry Editor our Windows Does not allow us to Make those Changes or Modifications because of Restricted Ownership and Permissions in the Registry Editor.Therefore You Might Face an Error Like ‘Cannot create key: You do not have the requisite permissions to create a new keyVisit Here to See the List of Errors .It is Very Simple to Take Ownership of Registry Key in Microsoft Windows but Still I have Seen Most of the Users facing Difficulty While Taking Ownership of Registry Key in Windows 7 or Windows 8.So Here in this Post I am Going to tell you the Whole Procedure to  Take Ownership of Any Registry Key in Windows.Here is a Step by Step Guide on How to Take Ownership of Registry Key in Windows 7.

How to Take Ownership of Registry Key in Windows 8 : Steps to Follow

  • First of All Select the Desired Registry Key From Windows Registry For which you want to Take Ownership or Permissions.
  • Now Right Click on that Key and Select Permissions From the Context Menu and Click Advanced.
  • You Can See From the Below Given Image that Currently Trusted Installer is Having the Ownership of the Registry Key therefore Click Change as shown below in the Image.How to Take Ownership of Registry Key
  • Next a Text box will Open as shown below in the Image and there Type ‘Users’ and Press OK as Shown below in the Image.How to Take Ownership of Registry Key
  • That’s all Now you are the Owner of the Registry Key as Shown below in the Image.

Note – You can Also Give Permission to Selected User Accounts or Groups by typing their Name in the Text Box.

Take Ownership Of Registry Key in Windows 7/XP/Vista

  • First of All Select the Desired Registry Key From Windows Registry For which you want to Take Ownership or Permissions.
  • Now Right Click on that Key and Select Permissions From the Context Menu and Click Advanced as Shown below in the Image.How to Take Ownership of Registry KeyHow to Take Ownership of Registry Key
  • Next Navigate to Owner Tab and Select Your Username as shown below in the Image.How to Take Ownership of Registry Key
  • Click Apply and Select OK.
  • That’s all and You are all Done.
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