Windows 10: System essential folders keep reverting to read-only. Trying to run most programs end in a...

Hi, this has just happened to me after the last Windows 10 update.


I can't use most of the stuff on my PC, as almost every program I run tells me the same problem with corrupted DDL files in System32. I tried to replace them with the newest ones from dll-files.com and it didn't help.


Also it seems like my C drive with all my system stuff is read-only and I can't do anything to change the attributes.


Please help me, i really need a working PC right now and I can't do a factory reset!

:)

 

Folder Reverting to Read Only

I have two drives. My C drive and my D drive. I use my D drive as an external hard drive, but it's internal. My C drive is an SSD and my D drive is an HDD. My SSD is too small, so everything large goes on the HDD. Every folder in my HDD is read-only. I right click the folder and go into properties and take it off read-only and apply the changes, when I go back into properties the folder in question is back on read-only. I have googled this problem multiple times. So all of the basic things that I can try, have been tried. I'll list them below.

Both CMD with Admin Privileges
attrib -r +s drive:\<path>\<foldername>

attrib -r -s drive:\<path>\<foldername>

Example Images: Not my system, the images are examples but I did the aforementioned and still no result.













CMD with Full Admin Privileges

attrib -r "full path of folder\*" /s /d

Powershell: With full Admin Privileges

Get-ChildItem -Path "full path of file with extension" -Recurse -File | % { $_.IsReadOnly=$False }


If there is anything else that I can try to get these folders off Read-Only. Please give me a detailed set of instructions that even a layman like myself can understand. Thanks in advance!

 

Open a running program

Hi,

Which program are you referring to?

If Windows states that the program but can't see it, then I would suggest you check in the task manager if the program is running in the background. Right click on the start menu and select "Task manager" and check if the process is listed in the processes
that are running currently. If yes, right click on the program and click on "End task" to end the process completely. Now restart the PC and try launching the program. If the issue persists, get back to us with the name of the application that you are trying
to use so that we can check suggest accordingly.

 

Program Data Folder always revert to Read Only

So I am trying to install auto desk inverter and for a long time it was given me a 1909 installation code. Apparently the fix for that was just making the folder (C:\ProgramData\Autodesk) not be READ ONLY. So went to the folder right clicked>Properties>
and unclicked the read only square. I then tried to install auto desk again but the 1909 error happened again. I then just made the folder available to Everyone with full control. So I checked and it was read only again. I thought what the heck, repeated the
process above again and it would always be Read Only. I then googles the problem and try the following options.

I found this link

All folders are marked read only.

and followed its direction to



Go to This PC

right click on C:\ OS drive

select properties

security tab

advanced

at top select change ownership

advanced

find now

select administrator(S)

OK

check box on top "replace owner on subcontainers and objects

click on APPLY on bottom and OK

close out

restart PC

go back to security tab>advanced and make sure the ADMINISTRATORS in the list have FULL CONTROL



And the folder problem then persisted I did learn that this problem often happens from windows updates

So I looked some more and found this

How to Fix Folder Keeps Reverting to Read Only on Windows 10

followed its advice (the stuff that I did not try already) and did as follows

Follow these steps:

Press the Windows + X keys and select Symbol of the System (Administrator) or Windows PowerShell (Administrator), in the window that will open, you must type the commands in their respective order:

• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

• DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

• sfc /scannow

Each of these actions may take a few minutes, so it is important to execute one at a time. At the end, you must restart the PC.

The CMD was relatively simple but it still did not fix the problem and it was always read only

I then though if it window I'll just reinstall my OS with the media creation tool. Went through that long process and still had the problem

This whole process has made me so god damn annoyed a problem cause by microsoft updates (a million dollar company), With posts from the company that claim to fix the problem BUT DON'T, and even when I reinstall the whole F*** Operating system it still does
not work. Forgive me for being so angry but Ive spent the last 6 hour working on this s*** and I'm very dissaponted with nothing to show for it.

Oh and my question (if its needed) is how to make this folder not always Read Only