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Tweaking.com Support & Help / "Reset File Permissions C:\" in Windows Repair Adds Full Control Permissions

« on: December 27, 2015, 03:24:31 pm »

I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate running two user account one standard user (the one I'm on)  and one administrator (only used for right clicking --> Run as Administrator)

To reproduce (on C:\Program Files (x86)):

• using Windows Explorer goto the security tab advance button
• change "Program Files (x86)" folder owner to Administrators
• Goto permissions and remove all entries
• set Admins to full control and Users to read and execute and checked Replace permissions on child folder...
• All folders, sub folders and files Properties (in Security tab) now have only Administrators and Users listed
• Run "Reset File Permissions C:\" in Windows Repair and rebooted and ran same repair again
• Check "Program Files (x86)" folder permissions and it's reset to default (set attachment)
• Check sub folders and files permissions and it's reset too BUT 4 additional entries set to Full Control (see attachment)

I don't believe this is normal behavior because usually when I create shortcuts for program installed in Program Files, it prompt me that to create it in the Desktop but now it creates the shortcut within the folder.