Here's a weird one. I've got a Win2k8 SP2 (not R2) server. It's a license server. One of the license managers requires me to share a drive, map the shared drive locally, then run the license manager ...

Sometimes, when you try to open a System Protected folder in File Explorer in Windows 11/10, you may encounter an error saying “You have been denied permission to ...

Windows Privacy Settings offer File System settings, which makes sure that unless allowed, Apps will not be able to access the File System, and user folders such as ...

Part of Windows Defender in recent updates of Windows 10 and Windows Server, Controlled Folder Access can prevent malware from accessing or changing designated files. Microsoft added a cool, new ...

This fall, Microsoft plans to release a new Windows Defender feature called Controlled Folder Access, which blocks and blacklists unauthorized apps from making changes to files located inside ...

Back in OS X Lion and then again in OS X Mountain Lion, Apple hid access to the user Library folder to prevent neophyte OS X users from messing around in the areas of the file system that could cause ...

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A security researcher has found a way to bypass the "Controlled Folder Access" feature added in Windows 10 in October 2017, which Microsoft has touted as a reliable anti-ransomware defensive measure.

In a recent announcement, Google has unveiled that its Locked Folder feature will soon be accessible on iOS devices and the web for Google Photos users. This feature is a passcode-protected space ...

Beware of an attack that uses modified shortcut icons to trick Windows machines into sharing their network-access rights with a hacked PC. That warning was sounded Tuesday by researchers at data ...