Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only

This all just confirms my point, users can't be expected to know how to, it'ds asn error that MS should have corrected yeasrs ago, so I assume MS doesn't know whast causes it, Windows having got so complex that no one can understand it. I'm not wasting any more time on this crapware. MS sucks worse than Gates.

The point is Microsoft caused this and is either unable to correct it or can't be bothered. Users of an OS shouldn't need to spend hours [days] solving problems caused by something clearly created in error. And talking about just one folder as if this is a one off proble fails to answer tha fact that ALL fol,ders are so marked read only on a SSD, folders created on that can't be emptied as Readonly applies to files within,and folder can't be deleted as it has files in it.

The best solution I have seen is Ubuntu, not as a solution to this problem, but as substitute working OS that also doesn't spy on users. Once installed on a flash drive I can remove windows from the hard disk forever, and relax again. I'm also sick of MS making so that all files created, no matter what for, are saved to MS servers rather than my hard disk, which is big enough for anything I care to create or install. I didn't ask for it, and didn;t know it was happening until I tried to access files and discvovered I had to be online! Yet again MS causes problems, and versions of Windows have been getting more and more awful for years, creating flashy nonsense which then causes knopck on problems unaticipated by the programmers. And nothing is ever MS fault, always the beta testers, aka everyone else.

I experienced the same problem where a folder would consistently revert to read-only, preventing deletion. The solution provided by ChatGPT that worked for me was to boot into a Linux Live USB, such as Ubuntu, and delete the folder from within that environment.

The likely cause was that some Windows process had an open handle to your folder. By starting from a completely different OS, the folder is then not in use and can be deleted.

It's unlikely that the NTFS permissions were set to make it a read-only folder because such permissions aren't subject to random changing. However, your Linux Live USB, with NTFS support, would normally allow deleting such a folder. Did you look at the Security tab of the folder in Windows and determine that it was configured read-only for all users?

Or did you see the item labelled "Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)" and assumed that meant your folder is read-only? If so, that's a misdiagnoses. That has nothing to do with whether a folder is read-only or can be deleted. As it states in the label, it's only for setting or unsetting files in the folder read-only, and, as stated here many times, it does not even tell you if any files within the folder have actually been marked read-only (which would not prevent deletion of the folder anyhow).

The next time you encounter a folder that cannot be deleted, I recommend using PowerToys File Locksmith. It will usually tell you what process is preventing deletion of the folder.

There are other special situations where you cannot delete a folder, such as folders within WindowsApps or a folder protected by Controlled Folder Access, so there isn't just one answer, but it's nothing to to with the item labelled "Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)".

I still need to remove the read-only setting for one of the folders in C: drive

The folder's "read-only" status, marked as a solid block, is normal (see screenshot in my earlier post). You will see that on all folders.

Whatever issues you're encountering have nothing to do with that.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this thread. If the steps provided didn't work, there's no need to worry. As this is an open forum, there's a chance that someone else in the community might have an idea or solution for this issue. I will keep this thread open and continue to explore possible solutions. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.