NTFS PERMISSIONS FRUSTRATION and WITS END

Geoffboyrd 

It's not recommended to give your account full access to everything, as this can create security vulnerabilities and potentially harm your system. Instead, it's better to manage permissions carefully and only grant access when necessary.

That being said, you can take ownership of files and folders and modify permissions to grant yourself full access. Here's how you can do it using PowerShell:

1- Open PowerShell as an administrator.

2- Navigate to the directory that contains the file or folder you want to modify permissions for using the cd command.

3- Run the following command to take ownership of the file or folder:

takeown /f <file_or_folder_path>

4- Next, grant yourself full permissions using the icacls command:

icacls <file_or_folder_path> /grant <username>:F

You can also use the GUI to modify permissions if you prefer. Right-click on the file or folder you want to modify permissions for, select "Properties", then go to the "Security" tab. Click on "Edit" to modify permissions and grant yourself full access.

Note that modifying permissions can potentially break functionality or cause issues with certain programs