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
    2023-06-04T12:08:37+00:00

    Thank you so much I really appreciate it.

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  2. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-06-04T13:55:20+00:00

    Are you referring to this?:

    If so, that's perfectly normal, meaningless, and has always been that way in Windows (at least since Windows 7). This will not cause any issues. If "Vortex cannot function" then, it's for a different reason.

    More details here.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-09-13T16:25:42+00:00

    why i cant change read only for my folders, i think windows 11 is bad, in windows 10 i never had problems like this

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  4. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-09-13T17:07:53+00:00

    why i cant change read only for my folders, i think windows 11 is bad, in windows 10 i never had problems like this

    That folder "read-only" status is the same on Windows 10 and Windows 11. Whatever issues you're encountering have nothing to do with that.

    What problems are you actually having?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-23T14:19:54+00:00

    Tried the instructions, but...

    "Ransomware protection" does not exist under my "Virus & threat protection" option. I've looked at most of the options in the Virus&Threat protection and cannot find a Ransomware option selection. I still need to remove the read-only setting for one of the folders in C: drive

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