Windows 10 Home - "Unauthorized changes blocked"

Anonymous
2017-12-05T21:26:24+00:00

THIS WAS ANSWERED BY ANDRE DA COSTA ON 12/5/17 - his "fix" worked perfectly - I thought I marked this "ANSWERED" - please check his answer, below this initial post.  

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/e5564792-9930-4912-828b-e206924b132a

I'm using Windows 10 x64 Home on an HP laptop - Suddenly, I can no longer download photos from my SD card using the port on my laptop and my Photoshop Elements 15 - I get the following messages:

Unauthorized changes blocked

Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoDownloader...from making changes to the folder %userprofil...$test$

Or:

Unauthorized changes blocked 

Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoshopElement...from making changes to the folder %userprofile%\Documents

I want to use Photoshop in order to rename each photo as I download and I'm afraid this is completely blocking my use of Photoshop at all

I'm not computer literate so any help you can give needs to be in detailed, step by step format.

Thank you for any help you can offer

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Anonymous
2017-12-05T21:35:41+00:00

Open Windows Defender Security Center

Click Virus & threat protection

Click Virus & threat protection

Scroll down to the bottom then toggle off Controlled folder access

Try again

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T23:28:38+00:00

    I'm using Windows 10 x64 Home on an HP laptop - Suddenly, I can no longer download photos from my SD card using the port on my laptop and my Photoshop Elements 15 - I get the following messages:

    Unauthorized changes blocked

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoDownloader...from making changes to the folder %userprofil...$test$

    Or:

    Unauthorized changes blocked 

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoshopElement...from making changes to the folder %userprofile%\Documents

    I want to use Photoshop in order to rename each photo as I download and I'm afraid this is completely blocking my use of Photoshop at all

    I'm not computer literate so any help you can give needs to be in detailed, step by step format.

    Thank you for any help you can offer

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    This is one of the things I HATE about "10".

    You and I and everyone has a different version.

    Click 'Virus & threat protection settings'

    "Scroll down to 'Control folder access'"

    on setting for ..Antivirus notification" will not STAY ON.

    i DO have  "Windows Defender Antivirus notification" 

    and a ON/OFF   BUT IT IS OFF   and will not stay on.

    then everything AFTER THAT IS OFF and "greyed" out [will not turn on]

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T23:07:24+00:00

    Sorry cant help.  I am computer literate but me or NO ONE including Microsoft is Windows 10 literate.

    It is such a "hog-pog" of code, modified every day and fixes seem to be via the registry that is a terrible way to fix an OS.

    I use Windows 7 on most of mine but my new laptop came with 10 and I HATE IT.

    I doubt if Microsoft can or will help you so have you considered going back to "7"?

    It works and most people can help you.  It is simpler and much more reliable.

    Seven is slower but is much more bullet proof than 10 and I dont think 10 will EVER be fit for "prime time".

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T20:56:26+00:00

    I'm using Windows 10 x64 Home on an HP laptop - Suddenly, I can no longer download photos from my SD card using the port on my laptop and my Photoshop Elements 15 - I get the following messages:

    Unauthorized changes blocked

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoDownloader...from making changes to the folder %userprofil...$test$

    Or:

    Unauthorized changes blocked 

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoshopElement...from making changes to the folder %userprofile%\Documents

    I want to use Photoshop in order to rename each photo as I download and I'm afraid this is completely blocking my use of Photoshop at all

    I'm not computer literate so any help you can give needs to be in detailed, step by step format.

    Thank you for any help you can offer

    <Moved from Windows  / Windows 10  / Files, folders, & storage>

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-07-11T20:55:40+00:00

    I'm using Windows 10 x64 Home on an HP laptop - Suddenly, I can no longer download photos from my SD card using the port on my laptop and my Photoshop Elements 15 - I get the following messages:

    Unauthorized changes blocked

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoDownloader...from making changes to the folder %userprofil...$test$

    Or:

    Unauthorized changes blocked 

    Controlled Folder Access blocked C:...\PhotoshopElement...from making changes to the folder %userprofile%\Documents

    I want to use Photoshop in order to rename each photo as I download and I'm afraid this is completely blocking my use of Photoshop at all

    I'm not computer literate so any help you can give needs to be in detailed, step by step format.

    Thank you for any help you can offer

    <Moved from Windows  / Windows 10  / Files, folders, & storage>

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