Win10 Permissions / Trusted Installer

[LackyT]

Had some fun and games with a Win10 clean install yesterday.

Existing install > BIOS > Bootable USB > Format / delete partition on boot drive > Re-install. Standard stuff right? So I get back into Windows and I'm sorting out all my files, drivers etc.

I wanted to manually create my replacement Steam folder in Program Files (x86), so I Ctrl-Shift-N for a new folder but get a pop up saying that I need "confirm the operation" / "destination folder access denied", I can click continue and create the folder, but who is Windows to tell me I'm not the owner of my folders

So I do some Googling and find out that the folder can be/ is owned by "Trusted Installer". I follow the most common recommended solution: Enable the net user admin profile, log into it, go to both Program File and Program Files (x86), go to Security and Advanced, search and select your user account, then apply it as the owner and to all the subfolders etc. Then relog to your normal user admin account.

I'm now listed as the owner of both folders, and the permissions for administrators on the system are set to full access. But I still have to "confirm the operation" / "destination folder access denied"

At this point I CBA with it anymore and just continued with restoring my files and games etc. My question is, does everyone have this? I don't remember this happening before. Is it a security measure built into Windows?

 

[mrk]

This is normal, even logged in as an admin user. If a non Microsoft service attempts to modify the contents of core system folders like Program Files, then that prompt will come up. In Windows 10, this level of access rights goes beyond UAC and is designed to secure critical areas of the OS.

I'm sure there are ways to force it all off, but really, it's better to leave it on, and I'ma power use myself. It's a one time prompt anyway, so just accept the prompt and conitnue on with your task.

 

[LackyT]

This is normal, even logged in as an admin user. If a non Microsoft service attempts to modify the contents of core system folders like Program Files, then that prompt will come up. In Windows 10, this level of access rights goes beyond UAC and is designed to secure critical areas of the OS.

I'm sure there are ways to force it all off, but really, it's better to leave it on, and I'ma power use myself. It's a one time prompt anyway, so just accept the prompt and conitnue on with your task.

Thanks for the reply and confirmation. I ended up clicking through the prompt anyway, I just wanted to check I wasn't going crazy!!