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Nigeman
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Jun 05, 2025

Program Data folder admin permissions corrupted - Help please!

Hi, I'd appreciate some help form an expert! My folder permissions in 'C:\Program Data\Dell' folder have somehow been restricted to Authenticated Users (by a Dell Command Update failure or an unfort...
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Nigeman
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Jun 12, 2025

Hi Alex, 

many thanks for this but can you expand your instructions please? I still have my User ID password which is an Administrator level user account and on most folders the permissions are fine, its just SOME of the ones in ProgramData\Dell that seem to be authenticated users only... the sethc change to cmd seems to be for forgotten admin passwords with Local accounts? How do I just look at the current permissions please and see if more than the ProgramData\Dell folder has changed? Thanks!

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Alexx0
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Aug 23, 2025

Hello. Sorry for not seeing your reply earlier. To see your permissions, log into your account-->explorer-->right click on that folder-->features-->security and there just click on the "administrators" group to watch where are checkmarks settled. That should be it. If this will not going to work, then you're screwed by the Dell, windows or bios.

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