Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Anonymous
2022-10-31T10:36:40+00:00

So recently I updated Windows 11 to its latest 22H2 Version. I noticed that in the properties section of my C Drive, also in the security tab there is a user named "Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Now, my question is, is this user is associated with current version of windows? Because if I want to delete it, warning dialog occurs. And if this is any other problem, then how can I solve this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-03T21:22:39+00:00

    Yeah its a hostile takeover 100% this is all new

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T21:15:40+00:00

    Hi, I have one question about that, Do all windows computers have that user? Because i have that user in my laptop but when i checked other laptops it wasn't there.

    I just noticed this on my PC. It is not on 2 of my laptops or 2 of my other 2 PC's.
    My permissions are denied now too. It is in a folder named "Program Files" then nested inside that, is a folder named "ModifiableWindowsPrograms". It doesn't make sence because the OS windows is not on that m2 storage drive. Windows was already installed when I added that drive as well.
    You cant run up in my personal hard drive, start creating sus named files, take my space up, then deny me admin rights .... Who does Windows think they are Russia?
    This is a hostile takeover but Windows tries to hide it ( not very well).
    Same = Same

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-11-16T12:02:06+00:00

    I have the same issue... post Windows 11 update mentioned in your submission toasted my admin permissions as well. Need resolution to this issue asap!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-15T17:56:12+00:00

    After I updated to windows 11 22H2, This user account S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176 appeared and since then I cannot rename any of my folders locally as well as in OneDrive. At times I can delete this account to deny permission but still I am not able to rename any folders. It was perfectly fine with earlier version of windows. my same domain credentials work perfectly fine with 20H2 version of windows 10. I have also try local admin accounts. I have

    1. Reset the PC
    2. Ran chkdsk, sfsc, dism
    3. Changed ownership of the C: drive
    4. Ran registry cleaner
    5. Checked for updates
    6. Ran disk cleanup
    7. Updated LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy in registry
    8. Deleted everything inside Software Distribution folder and temporary folder

    I can rename the folder with command line and admin credentials. The error code while trying to rename a folder is 0x80004005

    Any Solution is Welcome.

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