How to Fix Folder Reverting to Read Only on Windows 11

In this tutorial, I’ll show how to fix folder reverting to read only. This happens in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. The methods, that we go through should work for both versions.

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0:00 Folder Reverting to Read Intro
0:13 Controlled Folder Access
0:52 Folder Attributes
1: 39 SFC and DISM Commands

CMD Commands:

attrib -r +s “path + name”

sfc /scannow

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

#1 Controlled Folder Access

To start, right-click on the Windows icon and select Settings.
Click on Privacy & Security on the left side of the menu. After that, click on Windows Security. Click on Virus & threat protection to continue.

This opens a new window. Click on Manage settings beneath Virus & threat protection settings. Scroll down until you reach Controlled folder access. Click on Manage controlled folder access.

Here, you need to set the slider beneath Controlled folder access to Off. By doing so, you hopefully solve the issue with the folder access that keeps reverting to read-only.

#2 Set Folder Attribute CMD

Next, we use Command Prompt to set the folder attributes. Click on the Windows search icon and type in CMD. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

In the CMD screen, you need to enter the following command: attrib -r +s “path + name” So when I enter this in Command Prompt, I get: attrib -r +s "C:\Program Files\ReadFolder"

After this, you can check if your folder access is back to normal and doesn’t revert to read only.

#3 Fix Folder Access with SFC and DISM

For the next method, we stay in Command Prompt, if you need to reopen it, make sure that you do as administrator.

We are going to use commands to scan and restore corrupt system files which might be causing the issue.

Enter in CMD: sfc /scannow

Once it is done, enter the next command: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

The dism command is similar to the first one. It tries to repair and restore corrupt files. This one takes a bit longer and ideally, you reboot your PC
after it is done.

With some luck, your folder access is back to normal.

This concludes our how to fix folder keeps reverting to read only on Windows 11 tutorial. I’m inspired by creators as TechGumbo and Tech Insider.

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