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Some cool Win cmds for taking control of files 2026-04-23
[cmds] [perms] [icacls]
Hopefully this works better than File Locksmith and other ways to bully Windows into letting you control your own machine (I'm looking at you, WindowsApps!)
# 1. Strip all inherited permissions from the file icacls .\ssh-key-2026-04-22.key /inheritance:r
# 2. Grant your current Windows user explicit Read access icacls .\ssh-key-2026-04-22.key /grant:r "$($env:USERNAME):(R)"
# 3. (Optional) Force ownership to your user just to be safe takeown /F .\ssh-key-2026-04-22.key

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