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  • This looks promising! Immediately after I switched to solely Linux, so can any other Win10 user with my problem confirm this?
    – Trollwut
    Commented Oct 21, 2015 at 16:26
  • it works for me!
    – Dima Pasko
    Commented Nov 11, 2015 at 11:38
  • This works because after upgrading to Windows 10 or copying files into your user folder from a backup, the permissions are not set correctly anymore. It's best to just apply the new permissions and replace all permissions with inheritable permissions. You may not even have to go past step 4 Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 16:26
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    I was wondering about the security ramifications of this, but the All Application Packages group is supposed to have full control of C:\Users, according to Microsoft.
    – JamesGecko
    Commented Oct 19, 2016 at 23:56
  • It works for me too. I am digusted with the kind of bugs and lack of info Microsoft put
    – user4951
    Commented Mar 24, 2021 at 6:51