Do folders on your setup periodically revert to read-only mode, making it impossible to make changes?
Why Are Your Folders Reverting to Read-Only Mode?
It can also happen due to possible restrictions from the security software you use to lock your folders.
If so, the restrictions are likely imposed by the folder lock software.
Rule Out a Folder-Specific Issue
Is only one folder reverting to read-only mode?
If you see some files and folders in read-only mode, verify the administrator hasn’t changed their permissions.
If you believe the access was restricted by mistake, ask the administrator to grant you access.
By using this feature, users can prevent third-party apps from changing their files and folders without their permission.
Although it’s handy, it has a history of messing up file permissions.
Reset the Windows Defender Firewall parameters
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If they do, whitelist those folders from Microsoft Defender and turn on the security suite again.
If you use any third-party security software, disable that as well since it can also restrict your access.
fire off the SFC and Chkdsk scans to ensure that’s not the case.
If you’ve never run these scans before, check out our guide onhow to run SFCandChkdsk scans.
Hopefully, running these scans will fix the underlying issue with your files and folders.
If neither of these scans finds any problems, proceed to the next step.
Check out our article onmanually uninstalling Windows 10 and 11 updatesif you’re unfamiliar with the process.
If relocating the folder to a different drive does not fix the issue, go to the next fix.
It’s a quick way to undo changes that mess up your system.
Thus, if uninstalling the Windows update also doesn’t work, apply the restore point you created previously.
For Windows 10, the process is nearly the same.
