Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only

Anonymous
2023-06-04T05:25:55+00:00

I have tried CMD checks and fixes. Done a clean boot. Have installed take ownership plug-in. Changed controlled folder access which was set to off. I have replaced the folder with a newly created one and copied the files back into the new one and it has the same issue as the old folder. The folder that is affected is C:\Users\USER\Appdata\Roaming\Vortex\downloads.

I need this folder to not be read only as Vortex cannot function with the folder permissions as they are.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-21T14:55:24+00:00

    It is a OneDrive bug i showed p 6 how to fix

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-21T14:54:31+00:00

    Check page 6 of replies i had same issue and fully fixed it and explained all the steps

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  3. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-18T01:55:42+00:00

    There seems to be a significant increase in users encountering files opening read-only in Microsoft Office in the past year or so. I'm not sure if Excel is affected more than other Office apps, but you can find a lot of posts by searching on "excel files opening read-only".

    Some of the cases have been caused by an Excel add-in (presumably incompatible or corrupted). I think third-party AV software has also sometimes been the culprit. I would also look closely at OneDrive, although it would be ironic if something so closely integrated with Office is to blame. Windows Defender settings (e.g. Controlled folder access and Ransomeware protection) and EFS are other variables to consider.

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel/all-excel-file-suddenly-become-read-only/td-p/3772157

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/696479/excel-files-are-opening-as-read-only

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-17T20:06:53+00:00

    This has been a bug in Windows since 7 although not to the extent in 10 or 11. I deployed some command prompt workarounds, five, I believe, starting from the easiest to the most complicated. It's never the same one that works on my clients networks and now, in Win11, none work.

    I just had a thought...I wonder if this doesn't have to do with Bitlocker? Someone out there might want to turn Bitlocker off on all PC's on the network to see if that has something to do with it.

    The other issue I want to bring up is that I DID have success on a client's simple network after hours of trying workarounds. Then, their router went bad, they replaced it, and now the same thing happens. They called me in and naturally, when they told me this, I started looking into router settings and all were where they should be. Nothing was blocking, no firewall, all permissions where they should be. This is one client I'm stuck with this issues. I'm thankful they're so understanding.

    I've setup a network with Linux and don't have this issue whatsoever. This is definitely a Windows bug....just one of many.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-17T19:10:55+00:00

    Same issue here. REgards of the marked box. What I cant do, that I can do on slightly older Windows 11 and windows 10 computers on our network is save or create a new file. I can open existing files, they default to read only. I can type in it add and subtract, but when I go to save the new document it wont save. Says I dont have permission, says access denied, etc.

    Is this just a matter of permission on our network or some new problem?
    Thanks!

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