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

« on: January 10, 2016, 04:14:39 pm »

I just tested today today with the current version (3.7.4) and the problem of adding 4 additional <not inherited> entries still persist.

Not sure if this is relevant but I also noted my user account arrangement is unique.  I use my PC under a standard account (for day to day use) but click run as administrator when I need to install or modify settings.
See this post: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/security-hardening-windows-7-64-bit-install.324004/#post-2056033 under: "Section 2 Access Control"

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

« on: December 28, 2015, 08:54:59 am »

Does that mean those for extra permission (I highlighted in purple) are normally created with WR's reset file permission option?

Also, thanks for the links to reset all my permissions also.  I have an external image but it's really old.

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

« on: December 27, 2015, 04:12:53 pm »

Hey Boggin,

Is it after you ran "Reset File Permission" in Windows Repair?  May you check your sub-folder of "Program Files (x86)" folder to see if there's added permissions (like my foobar2000 folder)? 

Do you know a quick method removing current permissions set and restoring the default permissions for all folders under the system drive (C:)?

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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.