Windows 10: Having trouble removing read only flag

Discus and support Having trouble removing read only flag in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I go to the file browser and look at the properties. It says that the read only is set. I turn the flag off and then hit the apply. I tell it to change... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by sdsummay, Jun 28, 2016.

  1. SDSUMMAY
    sdsummay Win User

    Having trouble removing read only flag


    I go to the file browser and look at the properties. It says that the read only is set. I turn the flag off and then hit the apply. I tell it to change all files folders and subfloders to this setting. It then tells me it needs to be in admin mode to it. I tell it to set admin mode and it then runs through all the files, etc. When I then look at the folder again the read only flag is still set. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. The folder is in the Program files x-86 area.

    :)
     
    sdsummay, Jun 28, 2016
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  2. D0GKNEES
    d0gknees Win User

    Why can't I disable the "READ ONLY" attribute on a folder in WINDOWS 10?

    I just realized your command has "+A" that sets the archive bit. To remove the Read only flag, use "-R"
     
    d0gknees, Jun 28, 2016
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  3. M.WHITAKER
    M.Whitaker Win User
    Lost OS after update - primary disk locked (SOLVED)

    I installed Windows to a USB thumb drive. It's a real hassle, but you'll need 20GB if you're going Windows 10 Pro. Even on USB 3, it's painfully slow. I did some poking around: something assigned a drive letter to my system reserved partition and flagged
    my primary disk read-only. Through the use of the diskpart utility I cleared the read-only flag. Then in disk management I removed the drive letter to the system reserved partition. For what will be your primary partition, be sure to mark it as active, since
    that flag was probably reset too. Shutdown Windows, remove USB, reboot. Boot sector had errors, inserted installation media to repair startup... At reboot, remove installation media, choose your OS if applicable... Problem solved.
     
    M.Whitaker, Jun 28, 2016
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  4. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User

    Having trouble removing read only flag

    Ztruker, Jun 30, 2016
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    Brink New Member
    Brink, Apr 4, 2018
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