Give ownership back to trustedinstaller

I have been working on this problem and search forums for help the past 2 hours. Really need help. I did something stupid. I just installed windows 10 and I changed ownership of my main hard drive C: on my laptop from trustedinstaller to myself and that included all folders, subfolders and files, because it was denying me access.

What i need to know is, is there any way of restoring back to trustedinstaller or would i have to downgrade to windows 7 to get it back the way it was? Unless I can can the location field. I am stuck. Thank you! This solved the problem! That space between NT and Service made all the difference. Okay so I am trying to delete some malwares that are protected by trustedinstaller, followed closely every step, but no luck : Is now reinstalling Windows 10 the only option?

There are two file extensions at play: One is. I somehow managed to change 20 of the. I keep thinking there must be way. I hate wasting disk space. This is after Windows 10 update of 22 September I have followed the steps correctly checked multiple times and it seems to have worked but when I try to delete the folder in question Windows still tells me that I need permission from TrustedInstaller. In order to delete a file or folder which is owned by TrustedInstaller. Is there a way to do it through a command prompt?

The thing with doing it through the Graphical User Interface is that you have to sit there to babysit all the dialogue boxes that come up. Your email address will not be published. Skip to content Advertisement. Support us Winaero greatly relies on your support. Exactly what I was looking for; worked without any problem. Thank you Sergey! Windows 10 Enterprise. Whaddya gonna do?

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All rights reserved. Covered by US Patent. Come for the solution, stay for everything else. Welcome to our community! Thanks in advance. Most Points The Distinguished Expert awards are presented to the top veteran and rookie experts to earn the most points in the top 50 topics. Join our community to see this answer! Back in Advanced Security Settings window, you will see the current owner has changed to the user you just selected.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Despite the useful posts on how to take ownership from trusted installer, i posted the instructions below the step of actually changing ownership g as shown below gives me a access denied error when i try and apply the change. Click on properties. Here you will be able to see current owner i.