Windows 10: Does renaming these folders prompt UAC?

Discus and support Does renaming these folders prompt UAC? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I was fumbling around inside a third party file explorer, and accidentally prompted the rename of the Users folder. I managed to avoid renaming it, but... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Double, Sep 20, 2015.

  1. DOUBLE
    Double Win User

    Does renaming these folders prompt UAC?


    I was fumbling around inside a third party file explorer, and accidentally prompted the rename of the Users folder. I managed to avoid renaming it, but what would have happened if I had?

    Assuming you are running as administrator, does renaming the following folders prompt the User Account Control? Also, what would happen if you added for instance a '2' at the end of 'Windows' or 'Program Files', but renamed them back to their original name before sleeping or shutting down?

    • ESD
    • IExp0.tmp
    • IExp1.tmp
    • PerfLogs
    • Program Files
    • Program Files (x86)
    • SwSetup
    • Users
    • Windows

    :)
     
    Double, Sep 20, 2015
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  2. DENNISWIGGINS
    DennisWiggins Win User

    Transfer folder

    Thanks for the prompt answer, but that does not work in edge, when you right click the only option is remove, create new folder, rename and open in new tab using (windows 10)
     
    DennisWiggins, Sep 20, 2015
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  3. RAMESH SRINIVASAN
    Ramesh Srinivasan Win User
    Ramesh Srinivasan, Sep 20, 2015
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