My new folders inside a C: folder are getting locked or blocked?
My new folders inside a C: folder are getting locked or blocked?
I recently started having a problem with my Windows computer. When I make a new folder on the C drive (like C:\\Emulation), every single thing inside that folder gets locked down and needs special power to open. For example, even when I go inside a folder like \\C:\Emulation\Sony, it locks up too. This makes it hard for me to play games or run other apps from my usual spot. It used to work fine before, but now I have to run those programs as admin or they won't start at all.
I never had this happen before. I tried a few things to fix it:
- Running DISM and SFC commands through Command Prompt
- Checking the disk with chkdsk C:/f
- Reinstalling Windows 11 completely, which includes resetting my laptop to use a clean drive option in the reset settings
- Turning off UAC (User Account Control)
I really tried everything I could think of and nothing worked. The only two other ways I have are either getting a fresh copy of Windows on a USB stick after formatting the hard drive completely, or going back down to Windows 10 using the LTSC version if you know how to help with that.
Windows 11 version: Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2861)
Thanks in advance because I'm actually desperate.
When you make a new folder on Windows, it usually starts locked down so no one else can change it, but you still have full access to everything inside it if you are allowed. This is the standard way things work and also happens with files on a drive called 10.
I'm sorry this sounds rude over text, but honestly I don't know how your info would help. Even when I turned my UAC off, it still asks for permission for every action and makes programs stop working. That's not normal at all according to everyone who knows me. Something is seriously broken here. And I have no idea what's wrong. I've kept portable install apps in their own folders outside of program files for games and emulators for a year now, but suddenly they have super strict protection that I've never seen before.
Own this folder for sure. Don't use that command on the Windows system drive, because then you'd need to start over. Use these steps instead: run takeown with a specific folder name and change permissions by resetting them.
I already tried something like that a few hours back using the security menu from the properties tab of my drive and folder because a friend told me about it. I just ran those commands, but nothing changed, and programs still need to be run as admin or they won't work at all. If doing this messes up my computer again and makes installing Windows 3 times seem like too much trouble, then maybe I should give up on tech and start farming like an Amish guy instead lol.
@Forgemaster Wolf Do you know what Group Policy Editor is? It might help figure out who has access and permission or rights on folders etc. But first, I need your own permission to change anything. If not, then whoever holds those rights will have to make the changes themselves.
You need a special command prompt to run these steps. Is there a screenshot showing the output? Please take and post the link to imgur.com so I can share it with you. The instructions are for reinstalling Windows, so do not run those commands on the c:\windows folder instead of creating your own folder like c:\emulation where they will work fine.
@Ralston18, I'm the only person who uses this laptop, and my account is also the only one on it. My account has administrator rights. I looked for Group Policy Editor in the Windows search bar but got nothing. I tried opening it with Run and Command Prompt, and both gave me errors or said the commands don't exist. Even though I typed them correctly and copied them, they still didn't work.
@SkyNetRising, here is what happened this time. When I used my command, you see different results in the images: