Windows 10: Win 10 and 11 blocked user permissions

HelloI have a serious issue with windows, all my files are set to read only I can't install new software or do anything in regards to any files.I have reinstalled windows 10 and 11 multiple times, after all the frustration decided to swap to Linux and try to make a virtual machine to see if the issue will persist. To my surprise any files in virtual machine are still read only and i can't do anything. My question now is, is it due to missing certificates that you have to remove to run Linux? Can it be fixed to run properly again?

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Blocking and Allowing a Certain Program to a User in Windows 10

Hello,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.

Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Which option of the operating system are you exactly talking about (it will be easy for us to help you in resolving the issue quickly)?
• Do you want to block the access of files & folders for the other user profile?

You can give permission for accessing/denying the files/folders on a drive to a user profile by setting appropriate permissions on the operating system.

To block the permission of the other user profile to access the files & folders, I suggest you to follow the steps below:

• 
  Press Window logo + E keys on the keyboard and click on
  This PC located on the right hand panel of the screen.
  
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  Open the drive where the application files are located.
  
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  Right click on the application file and select Properties.
  
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  Click on the Security tab of the window and click on the user profile name to deny access to under
  Group or user names.
  
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  Click on Edit button and give permissions accordingly to the user profile.
  
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  Click on Apply and OK.
  
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  Close the window and check if the changes are effective.
  

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance.
Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

 

No permissions

Hi,

I would suggest you to right click on the user's folder for your profile and check if the permissions shows as "read only'. If this is the case, it might be causing the issue. In this case, I would suggest you to go to C:\User folder, right click on the
folder with your username and follow these steps:

• Open the properties of the main user profile folder where the files are located (such as Documents, Pictures, etc).
  
• Go to the Security tab and click Advanced.
• Check the box at the bottom of this window. It is labeled "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" and then click Ok.
  

This does a one-time action that replaces the security on all the files/subfolders. It’s one-time, so you won’t find that box checked if you peek at it later. Try these steps and let us know the results for further assistance.

 

Blocking specific users from using Microsoft Edge browser

I found that doing the first 9 steps listed here did the trick. After taking ownership, I used regular NTFS permissions to deny permissions on the users I'm trying to block from using Edge.