Fix default permissions on windows 7 or Windows 10 machines using SubInACL and the script below.
1 – Download SubInACL. https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=23510 NOTE: Take note of where you save the installer.
2 – Create a file on your desktop using notepad. I called mine resetPerms.bat
3 – Put the following script in the file then save and close it.
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f pause
4 – Run the saved subinacl.msi you downloaded. Take note of where you install it to (Often c:\Program files\SubinACL).
5 – Go to where the installed files are, and copy subinacl.exe to c:\windows\system32
6 – Right click the batch file made in step 3 and Run As Administrator.
This should reset all permissions for you.
