Cannot Edit Permissions for Windows 8 Registry Key

mattagiii

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Hello all, I have an odd issue with the registry in Windows 8. I've searched around quite a bit, and there's a solution that keeps popping up everywhere, but it doesn't work for me. Basically, I was trying to edit the FriendlyName of my wireless adapter, and so I discovered that there's a registry key for it at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002E&SUBSYS_E034105B&REV_01\4&378dc90b&0&00E5

So I found it, but alas, I don't have the permission to edit it. So, I looked that up. It should be a simple fix, involving going to Permissions, Advanced, Add, adding a user, hitting ok a few times, and making sure to change the child object permissions. Not that I know everything about what I'm doing, but I have a good idea.

Yet when I follow these directions cited on many forums, I get the message, "Unable to save permission changes on .... Access is denied". This particular edit isn't that big a deal, but I want to be able to enable editing of other things too. Any suggestions on why it won't let me? Your help is greatly appreciated.
 

mattagiii

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Better understanding of permissions in Windows, the ability to change other similar registry keys that are more important in the future, the possibility of helping someone else who has a more important key they need to change and the same problem with permissions... the list goes on. Plus it can't hurt to have a bit of ocd once in a while.
 

kyllien

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umm wouldn't it be simpler to do this the recommended way? Find the Wireless adapter in Network Connections. Right-Click on it and select rename.

As far are not having rights did you first make sure to run the registry editor in admin mode?
 

mattagiii

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Ahhhh, so simple! I did have to do that first. Thanks!! One thing, though. It gives me that same error if I try to take ownership with the Administrators group. So I tried the Users group, which worked. Why doesn't it let me take ownership with Administrators?
 

mattagiii

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That just changes the name of the connection (i.e. Wi-Fi) to something else, not the actual name of the adapter. At least to my knowledge.

And yeah, I've been in admin mode the whole way.
 

mattagiii

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Fair enough haha, I shall do so. Thanks!