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  2. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    Changes to files in folders that standard users don't have permissions for (such as %SystemRoot% or %ProgramFiles% in most cases) Changes to an access control list (ACL), commonly referred to as file or folder permissions; Installing and uninstalling applications outside of: The %USERPROFILE% (e.g. C:\Users\{logged in user}) folder and its sub ...

  3. Security descriptor - Wikipedia

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    Most of these permissions are self-explanatory, except the following: Renaming a file requires the "Delete" permission. [12] File Explorer doesn't show "Synchronize" and always sets it. Multi-threaded apps like File Explorer and Windows Command Prompt need the "Synchronize" permission to be able to work with files and folders. [13]

  4. Windows Registry - Wikipedia

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    The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. . The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the regis

  5. File-system permissions - Wikipedia

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    Distinct permissions apply to the owner. Files and directories are assigned a group, which define the file's group class. Distinct permissions apply to members of the file's group. The owner may be a member of the file's group. Users who are not the owner, nor a member of the group, comprise a file's others class. Distinct permissions apply to ...

  6. Directory structure - Wikipedia

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    It also has two folder like-items called "Default User" (an NTFS junction point to "Default" folder) and "All Users" (a NTFS symbolic link to "C:\ProgramData"). \Public: This folder serves as a buffer for users of a computer to share files. By default this folder is accessible to all users that can log on to the computer.

  7. Application permissions - Wikipedia

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    Permissions are a means of controlling and regulating access to specific system- and device-level functions by software. Typically, types of permissions cover functions that may have privacy implications, such as the ability to access a device's hardware features (including the camera and microphone), and personal data (such as storage devices, contacts lists, and the user's present ...

  8. List of software package management systems - Wikipedia

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    Scoop Package Manager: free and open-source package manager for Windows; wpkg: Open-source package manager that handles Debian packages on Windows. Started as a clone of dpkg, and has many apt-get like features too; Superseded: Windows Phone Store: Former official app store for Windows Phone. Now superseded by Microsoft Store;

  9. Control Panel (Windows) - Wikipedia

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    Control Panel has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0, [1] with each successive version introducing new applets. Beginning with Windows 95, the Control Panel is implemented as a special folder, i.e. the folder does not physically exist, but only contains shortcuts to various applets such as Add or Remove Programs and Internet Options.