How can I make myself the administrator?

Hello

I went to the control panel->-> accounts to manage user accounts. My username is there, and it clearly says 'Administrator' on my user. Clearly, it's a lie, because when I go into c:\program files (x 86)- and try to manually delete a folder in there, I told myself I need administrator access and he refuses to allow me to delete the folder.
How can I fix it so I never see these stupid message on the type administrator access boxes ever? Please don't tell me to disable UAC because then I can't use certain other features in windows 8 as apps from the store. I want a comprehensive solution which gives me total control over my own computer without limitations.
Thank you

Hi teachmewindows8,

Thanks for posting on Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that as an administrator, you try to delete a folder, as is permission from the administrator.

I apologize for the inconvenience, but need to worry, we're here to help and guide you in the right direction.

To make changes in the C drive , you will need to take ownership of all files and folders.

Here are the steps to change the ownership and permissions of files and folders:

(a) right click on the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.

(b) click on Advancedand then click the owner tab.

(c) click on Editand then do one of the following:

(d) If you want to take ownership of the contents of the folder, select the checkbox replace the owner of sub containers and objects .

(e) click OKand then click Yes when you receive the following message is displayed:

(f) you're not allowed to read the contents of directory folder name. Do you want to replace the the directory permissions with permissions granting you full control?

(g) all permissions will be replaced if you click Yes.
Note folder_name is the name of the folder you want to take charge.

(h) click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and its contents.

Additional considerations

· An administrator can take ownership of any file on the computer.

· Affecting the ownership of a file or a folder might require that raise you your permissions using user access control.

It may be useful

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