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Nakkisoosi:
Windows 7 64-bit, using Windows Repair free 4.7.1, chose to perform only the file permissions repair job. In safe mode with Administrator account.
It's been working for over 35 hours now. Does 9 times reading, then writes one time, and repeats that.
If the gray bar next to the clock icon should show some progress, it isn't showing anything.
Stuck? Normal?
It would be really usefull if it showed something else too, than just the elapsed time. Maybe how many files it has checked/fixed, ro something.

Boggin:
I would stop the program, run a Command Prompt as an admin and enter sfc /scannow to see what it reports.

If it reports it has repaired all corruption or is unable to find any integrity violation, then reboot and run the repair program again, but why do you need to run the Permissions repairs ?

Nakkisoosi:
Yeah, I did run sfc /scannow already before starting Windows Repair. No problems found.
Installations (e.g. flash player) fail, Firefox and Thunderbird won't open window, only start background processes.

Boggin:
When the program is running, initially you will see it counting through the initial steps.

I'm running the first three Permissions repairs on my Win 7 laptop and after seeing it reset the Permissions for various things, those repairs completed in just over 11 minutes.

Does IE work -  wondering how you are posting.

Will Flashplayer install and Firefox and Thunderbird work in Safe Mode with Networking ?

While in that mode, can you download and run a scan with the free ESET Online Scanner to see if it finds anything, also run a scan with AdwCleaner to see if that finds any adware.

https://www.eset.com/uk/home/online-scanner/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

If they find and remove anything, create a manual restore point and run the repair program again in Safe Mode.

It's best to create the restore point yourself rather than use the option within the program as it doesn't always physically create one, even though it says it does.

If your machine had picked up an infection, that could have been the cause of the prolonged Permissions repair time because the machine needs to be clean before any repairs are run.

Boggin:
If ESET and AdwCleaner come back clean, here are two articles that could help with Firefox and Thunderbird not opening.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-and-diagnose-firefox-problems

https://windowsreport.com/mozilla-thunderbird-wont-open/

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