Remove Or Add Efs File Ownership From Context Menu In Windows 10

Add or Remove EFS File ownership from Context Menu

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the File ownership from the context menu in Windows 10. To add or remove the File ownership from the context menu in Windows 10, do the following;

To add EFS File Ownership to Context Menu

Press Windows key + R to invoke the Run dialog.In the Run dialog box, type notepad and hit Enter to open Notepad.Copy and paste the syntax below into the text editor.

Now, click the File option from the menu and select Save As button.Choose a location (preferably desktop) where you want to save the file.Enter a name with .reg extension (eg; Add-FileOwnership-ContextMenu.reg) and choose All Files from the Save as type drop-down list.Double-click the saved .reg file to merge it.If prompted, click on Run > Yes (UAC) > Yes > OK to approve the merge.You can now delete the .reg file if you like.

To remove EFS File Ownership from Context Menu

Open Notepad and copy and paste the syntax below into the text editor.

Save the file to your desktop with .reg extension (eg; Remove-FileOwnership-ContextMenu.reg) and choose All Files from the Save as type drop-down list.Double-click the saved .reg file to merge it.If prompted, click on Run > Yes (UAC) > Yes > OK to approve the merge.You can now delete the .reg file if you like.

That’s it on how to add or remove EFS File Ownership from Context Menu in Windows 10!