Permissions for Windows game files have been compromised.
Permissions for Windows game files have been compromised.
Hello, I purchased a 2TB WD Blue HDD two months ago to store my games since my 250GB SSD wasn’t sufficient. After formatting and installing everything, it performed excellently. About two weeks ago I decided to switch from Windows 10 to 11. My PC has an i7 4790 processor that isn’t supported, so I had to run some software that bypassed hardware checks. Once Windows 11 was installed, everything worked perfectly, except for Forza Horizon 4 which wouldn’t launch. Recently, while trying to open the BeamNG Drive launcher, it reported it couldn’t find the file. I checked my HDD and tried opening game folders, but got permission errors even as an administrator. After searching online, I learned that changing folder owners might help temporarily, but it’s not a permanent fix. I also set drive permissions to everyone just in case. Since changing owners isn’t practical for thousands of folders, I’m wondering if there’s another way to gain access without reformatting or losing my games.
Do you possess administrative access across the entire system? I also saw this approach in a different discussion. It could be useful: You might also want to navigate to the Advanced section and choose "Replace all child object permission entries..." which would enforce this change in every folder under your selected one. If that doesn’t resolve the issue, consider applying the updated settings at a higher level by adjusting permissions there.
Hello once more, sorry for the delayed response. I’m currently juggling a lot, so I tried both of your suggestions. The first step with D-WORD didn’t work at all, and changing the permissions for child objects kept throwing errors about access being denied. I didn’t mention this earlier in your question, but these permission issues appeared after installing LogMeIn Hamachi to use on a private BeamMP server with my friend. I’m not sure if there’s a connection, but it seems related. Also, I’m the admin of this machine and set up the user account myself—just based on my experience with Windows. Can I find a way to verify if I truly have full administrator privileges?