How do you remove security from folders in windows 7?

Answer 1

Security on folders in Windows 7 can come in several forms.

You can change some of the security properties of a folder by right clicking on the folder and selecting "properties" from the drop-down menu.

From there, you can change security in three places: under the General tab (click on the Attrbutes button), under the Sharing tab, and under the Security tab.

Under the General tab/attributes button you can set whether the folder and contents are stored as encrypted.

Under the Sharing tab you can add or remove sharing of the folder with others on the network

Under the Security tab you can change the permissions. If you really want to strip most of the security from the folder, this is where you would do most of it. If you grant "full control" of the file to others besides the owner and the administrator, you have essentially removed all security from it. To do so, either:

Click on the Edit button, select the entity you want to grant full control to, click on the "full control" box to put a check in it, then click on Apply

OR

Click Advanced button, click on "change permissions", slect the entity you want to grant full control to, click on edit, and then check the box for "full control."

Note that it is possible to set the local security policies to deny access to these options (they will appear grayed out). If that is the case, then you would have to change the security policies using the Administration tools. If you don't know how to do this, then you really need to get an experienced computer person to walk you through it in person since there are a lot of possible variables that have to be examined in order to do it right and not open up more than you meant to.