Tips And Trick Windows 8

NOTE: You could also type icacls /? in the elevated command prompt for a complete list of availble switches and options that you could use with the icacls command.


1. If you have not already, you must be the owner of the file, folder, or drive, before you will be able to change access permissions for it.


2. Open a elevated command prompt, and do step 3 or 4 below depending on what object you would like to grant permissions of users amd groups for.


3. To Allow or Deny Permissions for a File in a Command Prompt
4. To Allow or Deny Permissions for a Folder or Drive in a Command Prompt
NOTE: This command will set permissions for the folder or drive, and all files and subfolders in the folder or drive.

5. When finished, close the elevated command prompt.









NOTE: This option only has basic permissions that can be set for the file, folder, drive, or registry key.For both basic and advanced permissions, see OPTION THREE below instead.


1. If you have not already, you must be the owner of the file, folder, drive, or registry key before you will be able to change access permissions for it.


2. Do step 3 or 4 below depending on what object you would like to take ownership of.


3. To Change Access Permissions of a File, Folder, or Drive in Properties
4. To Change Access Permissions of a Registry Key in Properties

5. In the Security tab, and click on the Edit button. (see screenshot below)


6. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.


7. Do step 8 or 9 below depending on if you need to add or remove a user or group. If you do not need to add or remove a user or group, then go to step 10 below.


8. To Add a User or Group to Set Access Permissions of this Object for
A) Click on the Add button. (see screenshot below)

B) Click on the Advanced button. (see screenshot below)

C) Click on the Find Now button. (see screenshot below)

D) At the bottom under the Name column, select a user (username) or group that you would like to set permissions of this object for, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)


E) Click on OK. (see screenshot below)




9. To Remove a User or Group to have No Access Permissions for this Object
WARNING: This is if you do not want to have a user or group listed that does not currently have inherited permissions. Removing a user or group will also remove all access permissions for this object. See WARNING at the top of the tutorial.A) Select the user or group that you want to remove, and click on Remove. (see screenshot below)




10. Select a user or group that you want to change the permissions for, then check the Allow or Denyboxes for the items that you want to allow or deny permissions for the selected user or group. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Checking Deny will override a checked Allow. Checking Full Control will also check all items under it. See WARNING at the top of the tutorial.

11. When finished, click on OK. (see screenshot above)


12. If prompted, click on Yes. (see screenshot below)



13. Click on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)











NOTE: This option has both basic and advanced permissions that can be set for the file, folder, drive, or registry key.



1. If you have not already, you must be the owner of the file, folder, drive, or registry key before you will be able to change access permissions for it.


2. Do step 3 or 4 below depending on what object you would like to take ownership of.


3. To Change Access Permissions of a File, Folder, or Drive in Properties
4. To Change Access Permissions of a Registry Key in Properties





5. In the Security tab, and click on the Advanced button. (see screenshot below)




6. If here, click on the Change permissions button. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes. (see screenshot below)


7. Do step 8 or 9 below depending on if you need to add or remove a user or group. If you do not need to add or remove a user or group, then go to step 10 below.



8. To Add a User or Group to Set Access Permissions of this Object for





9. To Remove a User or Group to have No Access Permissions for this ObjectWARNING: This is if you do not want to have a user or group listed that does not currently have inherited permissions. Removing a user or group will also remove all access permissions for this object. See WARNING at the top of the tutorial.


11. Select to set the Allow or Deny permission settings for this user or group. (see screenshot below)
WARNING: What you have checked in Deny will override what you have checked in Allow. See WARNING at the top of the tutorial.


12. If this is for a folder, drive, or registry key, then select what you want it to apply to. (see screenshots below)
NOTE: A file will not have this option.



13. Select if you would like to Show advanced permissions or to Show basic permissions. (see screenshots below)
NOTE: The available permission settings will vary depending on if this is a file, folder, drive, or registry key.







14. Check the boxes for the permissions that you would like to set in the Allow or Deny section, and click on OK when finished. (see screenshots below step 13)
WARNING: What you have checked in Deny will override what you have checked in Allow. See WARNING at the top of the tutorial.


15. Click on OK to apply. (see screenshot below step 8A or 9A)


16. If prompted, click on Yes. (see screenshot below)