

Please read more about that in this article. Now you can, with the two new “Backup permissions” and “Restore permissions” functionalities. Windows Error Reporting – Local crash dump collection graphical toolīacking up / Restoring the files permissionsĭon’t you wish you could undo all the permission changes you did because your system became unstable due to misusing this utility? You have a chance to tweak the commands before you press “GO” and execute them. To keep the explanation short and less technical, this utility is just a shell that uses the following utilities from Microsoft:Īll the commands that are going to be executed are showed to you beforehand. When the ResetPermission utility is added to the Explorer folder context menu, you will be able to right-click on any folder and then choose a new option called “Reset Permission”. Note: always press “GO” after you select any of the advanced options. Those two features are explained in details in this article here.

When you press this button, you get two options: This is a new feature introduced in version 1.1.0. ABOUT: Shows the version and about text.GO: executes the commands in the “Command that will be executed” text box.Don’t follow links: this option applies to the “Reset files permission” and “Take files ownership” options only.Reset hidden and system files: This command will make invisible files visible.Apply for all sub-directories: Use this option to apply the selected commands recursively.For that reason please check this option if needed. Take ownership: Sometimes it is necessary to take ownership of the files before resetting their permission.You may uncheck it if you want to carry other operations. Reset files permissions: This is the basic option.It is also possible to edit the commands, change or add new commands before you press the “GO” button. To use it, first click on “Choose folder” to select the folder you want to reset permissions then press “GO” to proceed. This utility needs administrator privilege in order to run. However, not all readers are savvy with following system commands and for that reason, I made a small graphical utility to automate NTFS resetting files permissions and taking their ownership:
WINDOWS 7 PERMISSIONS RESET HOW TO
The post entitled “ Resetting NTFS files security and permission in Windows” is very useful to show you how to reset the files permissions from the command line.
WINDOWS 7 PERMISSIONS RESET DOWNLOAD
New version 1.2.0 released with Unicode support and lots of bug fixes!ĭownload the reset permission tool from the download section below.
