Last week, Microsoft acknowledged a bug in Windows 11 that exhibited abnormal behavior in some Samsung computers after recent updates. Affected systems had an inaccessible C drive, and were unable to run many common tasks. Soon, the company issued a statement and explained that Samsung's software affects certain models of its laptops.
Now, the company has published a special guide explaining how to fix affected systems.
First, you should uninstall Samsung Galaxy Connect and/or Samsung Continuity Service from Settings > Apps > Installed Apps. Then, restart your computer and temporarily add permissions to the C: drive.
Right-click on drive C and select Properties.
Go to Security > Advanced.
In the new window, click Change next to Owners.
Type Everyone and click OK.
The next step is to add a temporary permission to the C drive:
Right-click on drive C and select Properties.
Go to Security > Advanced and click Edit.
Click Add and type Everyone.
If prompted, click Yes. If Windows 11 displays multiple warning prompts, press Alt + C.
Now, it's time to restore the original permissions:
Open Notepad and paste the following:
icacls c:\ /grant BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(F)
icacls c:\ /grant “NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM:(OI)(CI)(F)”
icacls c:\ /grant BUILTIN\Users:(OI)(CI)(RX)
icacls c:\ /grant “NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(OI)(CI)(IO)(M)”
icacls c:\ /grant “NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users:(AD)”
icacls c:\ /setowner “NT Service\TrustedInstaller”
icacls c:\ /remove everyone
pause
Save the file as RestoreAccess.txt, then change its extension to bat – RestoreAccess.bat.
Right-click on the new file and select Run as administrator.
Restart your computer.
Now, drive C and all the problematic functions will work as expected. If the problems persist or if you do not want to do the suggested steps yourself, Microsoft suggests contacting Samsung support.
You can read more in the support article.
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