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takeown problem

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Hi

 

I have Windows 10 v1511 Enterprise 64 bit with two Microsoft account.

 

From the Command Prompt (run as administrator), I tried to write

takeown /S localhost /U "<Microsoft_account_(E-Mail_Address)>" /P <User_password>" /F "<Directory_path>" /R /A /D Y

but I get the "Access Denied" error. Why?

 

Thanks

 

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does it work if you specify a normal user account (and not a microsoft email account)

 

If I write the net user command, the profile names of the Microsoft accounts are displayed.

 

If, however, I write

 

 

takeown /S localhost /U "<Account_profile_name>" /P "<Password>" /F "<Directory_path>" /R /A /D Y

 

Windows indicates that this user does not exist.

 

Also, if I try to activate the hidden administrator

 

 

net user Administrator /Active:yes
net user Administrator "<Password>"

 

and then I try to write

 

 

takeown /S localhost /U Administrator /P "<Password>" /F "<Directory_path>" /R /A /D Y

 

Windows always indicates that this user does not exist.

 

So, how should I use the /U option of takeown?

 

Thanks

 

Bye

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I think I found the best solution to remove a directory structure which also contains symbolic links and with ACLs managed by TrustedInstaller or Authenticated Users or System users:

 

 

takeown /F "<Directory_path>" /A /R /D Y /SKIPSL >nul 2>&1
icacls "<Directory_path>" /reset
icacls "<Directory_path>" /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /inheritance:e /Q /C /T /L >nul 2>&1
pushd "<Directory_path>" && ( rd /S /Q "<Directory_path>" 2>nul & popd )

 

Thanks

 

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