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Difference between 'Owner' and 'Administrator'?

Anonymous
2023-03-15T00:06:47+00:00

I'd like to posit that 'Owner' and 'Administrator' are different, and that the technicians who code error messages may be confusing one for the other.

Often times, it says "Administrator Permission" needed when it actually needs Ownership of the file and subfolders to be changed, with specific permissions granted to the new owner. Being an administrator has absolutely nothing to do with the permissions needed to continue in those actions, because the account currently accessing it already is.

So I'd like to offer my free services explaining how to spell "Administrator" and "Owner" differently (one starts with an 'A', the other with an 'O' for example) so that the future technicians at Microsoft can have proper error messages that display relevant, and true information.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Igor Leyko 110.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-03-15T00:56:44+00:00

    Hi Dan,

    My name is Igor, it's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you.

    I have to note, the user (not administrator) cannot change the ownership of other users' files, so he has to ask for (or switch to) administrator's permission. So, the message is correct. Many computers are used in a corporate environment, so users just cannot take ownership. In such cases the suggestion to take the ownership will sound as mockery. That's why the current terminology is used.

    Moreover, more than 80% of program code is the same for client Windows versions and for Windows server, so server users may perceive the message as mockery too.

    However, you may send your suggestion to Microsoft via Feedback Hub in Start menu.

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