Every file and folder on Windows 11/10 has permission attributes. It gives you the authority to edit, read, write, execute, and modify it. It is relatively easy to change file and folder permissions ...

Sometimes Windows throws up a confusing roadblock to your workflow. You go to edit a file in Windows and despite being logged in as an administrator, it tells you the file is restricted. Use this ...

This article will show how to allow OneDrive to disable Windows permission inheritance in read-only folders while uploading files. When OneDrive synchronizes a read-only folder, it looks after each ...

What's mine is essentially yours with simple file sharing enabled on a network-attached computer. Simple file sharing opens access to public folders and enables both locally and remotely networked ...

Shares are named entry points in the Windows network directory that allow access to file systems and resources on other servers over the network, as if it were one large server. To allow a group of ...

TLDR: Does the Windows 10 Reset option actually reset the NTFS permissions on Windows files during the install? Will it rebuild the registry, and assign the keys the appropriate permissions? Back ...

Not sure what forum this should go in so I will start here. Our company is currently running Novell eDirectory. Our main file server is running Suse Linux 11 with the permissions managed by Novell. We ...

We’ve talked about File Explorer (Windows Explorer in Windows 7) several times before, and if you ask me it’s one of the most important parts of Windows to customize. Unlike a smartphone or tablet, ...

While having trouble accessing files and folders can be frustrating, don't panic—with a few simple tweaks, you can regain ...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 introduces Agent Workspace, letting AI agents run in the background to manage files and tasks. Users ...

Evan asked me about thumbs.db files. “Every time I find one on the network, they become an issue to delete as they read as system files.” Windows will occasionally create a thumbs.db file for a given ...