NTFS Security Permissions


  1. Posts : 26
    Win7 Premium
       #1

    NTFS Security Permissions


    I was screwing around with the permissions in Win 7 Premium, C:\Windows\winsxs and I now have them in a mess! System Restore wont work. Trying to rest the permissions with icals.

    From an elevated command prompt I did this:
    C:\Windows\winsxs>icacls * /T /Q /C /RESET

    After running awhile I got this message:
    successfully processed 73649 files; Failed processing 0 files

    But nothing was changed?

    Would someone please explain what it is I'm doing wrong?

    Thanks
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    glatzfront said:
    Would someone please explain what it is I'm doing wrong?
    You changed permissions of a highly sensitive portion of the system, WinSxS is Windows. That is what you did wrong. There is no "RESET" once you make a change, the "RESET" command of icacls does not do a reset like you are thinking it does. Lets this be a lesson, DO NOT DO IT AGAIN. Reinstall Windows.

    Leave NTFS permissions alone from now on, do not even look at it.

    Thanks
    Welcome.
      My Computer


 

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