Accidentally denied admin User's folder. how can I get it back?


  1. Posts : 6
    windows 7,64bit
       #1

    Accidentally denied admin User's folder. how can I get it back?


    I was trying to create two admin accounts. admin1 and admin2.. and I wanted that admin2 to denied access to C:/windows/Users/admin1 folder. but I mess it up.
    now both admin2 and admin1 cant access the folder help how can i get it back?



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  2. Posts : 721
    Windows 10, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Professional, OS X El Capitan
       #2

    Hi,

    If you're not too badly denied you may reset it's permissions.

    With an Elevated Command Prompt run the following command,
    Code:
    icacls "C:\Windows\Users\admin1" /reset
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