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Folder Access Denied
Using my copy of Windows 11 Pro
My computer
I have never set up any security. I want NO security on my computer. None. I am the administrator. If someone breaks into my house and accesses my computer, good for them.
Trying to delete a folder on my D drive that I put on there. Windows says no, I need permission to perform this action. I require permission from "Everyone" to make changes to this folder. Again, it is MY folder on MY drive on MY computer on MY licensed copy of Windows. I literally put this folder onto my computer yesterday but now I can't remove it.
Properties has no security tab. I went into regedit and checked the NoSecurityTab but its value is 0. I went into both powershell and cmd as administrator and added REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v Nosecuritytab /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f to no avail. I never removed the security tab. Why is it gone? And more importantly how can I remove MY folders from MY computer??
Certainly the frustration here is understandable.
2 Replies
The security tab can be hidden due to certain group policy settings or registry tweaks.
The folder might be on a drive formatted with a file system that doesn't support NTFS permissions (e.g., FAT32).
There may be ownership or permission issues that are preventing access, even with admin rights.
The registry setting you changed (NoSecurityTab) might not be sufficient or correctly applied.
