▲ 244 ▼ Former Microsoft engineer explains why Windows 'sucks' now - Respecting users choices and offering a hardcore mode among key suggestions. (www.theregister.com) submitted 1 year ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 55 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Was it copied from an old hard drive? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It was an old download but it’s weird because everything else in the folder deleted except that single file. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago I have had issues when it was copied from an old hard drive where the files were downloaded by another account name. Windows knows the account IDs don't match so your permissions are limited. If you don't like command line you can often go into properties , security, advanced, then use take ownership option, or select user name and check the full control option permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It was an old download but it’s weird because everything else in the folder deleted except that single file. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago I have had issues when it was copied from an old hard drive where the files were downloaded by another account name. Windows knows the account IDs don't match so your permissions are limited. If you don't like command line you can often go into properties , security, advanced, then use take ownership option, or select user name and check the full control option permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago I have had issues when it was copied from an old hard drive where the files were downloaded by another account name. Windows knows the account IDs don't match so your permissions are limited. If you don't like command line you can often go into properties , security, advanced, then use take ownership option, or select user name and check the full control option permalink fedilink source parent