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Please help me to get access to c: Drive because I messed up the permissions

I was playing around with permissions and In regedit I blocked C drive access. then I blocked the permission for C drive. and now I can't undo anything and change it back even tho I am the ...
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Regedit - Access denied after changing user name

I'm facing the next issue; I recently changed the name of my user folder on Windows 10 (following the steps in this thread: https://superuser.com/a/949072/1665912) I didn't made a clean install on ...
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Windows 10 (10.0.14393); how to set registry permissions

I am attempting to fix an "IndirectSound" install so it works with an ancient game called Caesar III. The instructions say I have to modify the registry, so I created a restore point and ...
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How to fix "Deny Everyone" permissions in registry

So here's a spicy one for you guys... I changed permissions on a registry folder (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard) to "Deny Everyone". I had a good reason for doing it (long story) but it ...
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how to give permissions to specific user "A" in regedit With regini.exe

how to give permissions to specific user "A" in regedit With regini.exe. I found material microsoft but did not help me for example : User: A PATH: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes Links: ...
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Why is Powershell able to change registry values regardless of registry permissions?

Using Windows 8.1 Enterprise. Through Regedit I removed permissions from Administrators and even System for the key HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings. I was under the ...
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Regedit "Cannot Delete (keyname): Error while deleting key"

I am trying to delete a registry key in regedit and keep getting this error: Cannot delete (keyname): Error while deleting key. I am an admin and have checked the permissions for the key and all ...
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How to get rid of the "Failed to update system registry" dialog for an application with normal user permissions

I have an application which is modifying the Windows registry upon execution. With administrator privileges, the application executes fine (no problem) but whenever a normal user executes the ...
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