Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only

why i cant change read only for my folders, i think windows 11 is bad, in windows 10 i never had problems like this

I'd like to respectfully draw attention to what I think the issue might be with your communication, here.
First - that block is not meaningless, and may actually indicate exactly the issue some people are having, which is actually what is explicitly mentioned immediately after the statement that the block is 'essentially meaningless'.
The problem that myself, and potentially some others here are having, is specifically the fact that that block being filled means there is a read-only file somewhere within the target folder, though they may not know which file is read-only, and that read-only file may be hidden, but that contained read-only status may infact be the problem, as is potentially the case with the original Vortex user's problem.

I specifically draw attention to the fact that the target read-only file may be hidden because as the cmd prompts you directed them to use revealed to me, unticking this box will not remove the read-only attribute from hidden files. The cmd dialogue, however, specifically told me which files were hidden and still marked read-only so I could manually remove that attribute myself.

Please do not dismiss people who are correctly recognizing their issue just because they cannot access the deeper information to reveal why that is the issue.

Tried the instructions, but...

"Ransomware protection" does not exist under my "Virus & threat protection" option. I've looked at most of the options in the Virus&Threat protection and cannot find a Ransomware option selection. I still need to remove the read-only setting for one of the folders in C: drive

@LesFerch I just have to say I have been using windows for about 30 years now and I have been a tinkerer of its systems for the simple reason that it does not always look or behave the way that you want it too. This nonsense that you are claiming that every folder in windows has always had a read only attribute attached to it for the files inside is preposterous and categorically false. And even if it was true a read only attribute would never be meaningless, seeing as the main reason for the possession of any computer for the vast majority of people is so the they can create and write new changes to files. If every file on the God forsaken machine was read only none of us would ever get anything done, and programmers would be out of a job. I cant even install new tools for visual studio right now now can I compile a dll I am working on and I can promise you my filesystem said nothing about "READ ONLY" attributes until two days ago. Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse | ForEach-Object { $_.Attributes = 'Normal' } will not work in powershell ,/ icacls "MacOS Icons" /grant:r Users:(OI)(CI)F /T will not work in command prompt. smart-screen is turned off as is any other security layer that could be interfering and even Microsoft support themselves could not fix it last night while taking control of my PC. YOU are the one barking up the wrong tree by spreading misinformation as a generalized truth.

Hello! My name is Mostafa; I will assist you today.

I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue. If you've already tried various troubleshooting steps but the folder keeps reverting back to read-only, there are a few more things you can try:

1. In addition to changing the controlled folder access to off, make sure you also disable it specifically for the folder causing the issue (C:\Users\USER\Appdata\Roaming\Vortex\downloads). To do this:

a. Open Windows Security by searching for it in the Start menu.

b. Click on "Virus & threat protection" in the left-hand menu.

c. Under "Ransomware protection," click on "Manage ransomware protection."

d. Turn off the toggle switch for "Controlled folder access."

e. Click "Yes" if prompted by User Account Control (UAC).

2. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator and use the attrib command:

a. Press Win + X and select "Command Prompt (Admin)" or "Windows PowerShell (Admin)."

b. In the command prompt window, navigate to the Vortex downloads folder using the cd command. For example:

cd C:\Users\USER\Appdata\Roaming\Vortex\downloads

d. Once inside the folder, run the following command to remove the read-only attribute:

attrib -r *.* /s

Please check the below link to try some solutions

https://www.bollyinside.com/articles/how-to-fix...

Please let me know if the above steps did not help. Thank you.

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