6/14/2023 0 Comments Controlled folder access blocked![]() ![]() I spent some time scratching my head trying to figure out what to do, then discovered that you could enable Controlled Folder Access with the Set-MpPreference cmdlet. That’s probably because I (lazily) installed the GitDesktop client on my… desktop… so its binaries are tucked away in my Users directory. You might think you can just add the binaries themselves, and you should be able to, but instead I got an error saying that the path I had entered wasn’t valid. For example, when you run GitDesktop you’ll see a message like the one above because that app is actually a bundle that includes several binaries. Unfortunately, you may find that the app you added to the list isn’t the app that actually runs when you try to do something. No problem: you can get there by opening the Windows Defender Security Center app, clicking “Virus and threat protection”, then clicking “Virus and threat protection settings,” and then finally selecting the “Allow an app through Controlled folder access.” It’s an easy enough process. Try running this harmless command to clear icon cache and see if the same thing happens: Rebuild Icon Cache in Windows 10. I've read that as meaning the folder that you posted a screenshot of. Protected folder is user profile\favorites. The problem is, sometimes you want an application to have access to those folders. When I restarted controlled folder access said it blocked ie4uinit.exe. ![]()
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