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Take ownership of a Windows file or folder
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itsmine.cmd
@ECHO OFF
FOR /f "usebackq" %%f IN (`whoami.exe /priv`) DO IF %%f.==SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege. GOTO :CHKARGS
ECHO ERROR: This script must be run as an administrator!
GOTO :EOF
:CHKARGS
IF "%~1"=="" GOTO :EOF
ECHO About to take ownership of "%~1" . . .
PAUSE
takeown.exe /f "%~1" /r /d y
icacls.exe "%~1" /grant administrators:F /t
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