Select user/group from permission windows or click add to add other user or group.ĥ. Click on Edit button in Properties windows Click ok to confirm UAC elevation request.Ĥ. Once you have taken the ownership of file or folder next part comes is Granting Permissions to that file/folder or object.ģ. Now click Ok to exist from Properties windows Click ok when Windows Security Prompt is displayedġ1. (Check “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” if you have files and folder within selected folder)ĩ. Now select User/group and click apply and ok. Click on Edit Button and select user from given Change Owner to list if user or group is not in given list then click on other users or groups. Now click on Owner tab in Advance Security Settings for User windowsĦ. Right click on file or folder and select “Properties” from Context Menuĥ. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorerĢ. You need to take ownership of the folder where the excel file is, just follow the steps below:ġ.