Can't rename W10 desktop folders

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx

Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx

Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:47:00 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)


Would that I could. I cannot open a command prompt (cmd.exe).
This AM I not only cannot do what I described, but now I cannot
execute anything from the taskbar. And further icons that should show
in the task bar as I execute an app from the desktop icons, they do
not show in the taskbar because the latter only show row 1 of the
taskbar icons. Further, I cannot doubleclick to ahut down. Great! I
don't want to simply power down, but may have to.
Groan
xxxxx

whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

On Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:17:01 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:47:00 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)


Would that I could. I cannot open a command prompt (cmd.exe).
This AM I not only cannot do what I described, but now I cannot
execute anything from the taskbar. And further icons that should show
in the task bar as I execute an app from the desktop icons, they do
not show in the taskbar because the latter only show row 1 of the
taskbar icons. Further, I cannot doubleclick to ahut down. Great! I
don't want to simply power down, but may have to.
Groan
xxxxx

Never mind! I found that the windows key restored the taskbar and so,
now I will try your cmd.exe
xxxxx



whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:47:00 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

Discovered something called Acronis True Image was running (task
manager). Removed it, and now my problem seems gone. Go figger.
THANKS
xxxxx

On 11/3/19 6:15 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:47:00 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

Discovered something called Acronis True Image was running (task
manager). Removed it, and now my problem seems gone. Go figger.
THANKS
xxxxx

Acronis is your hard drive backup software. It's something you HAD to
have installed. I'm almost 100% sure no other program would have
installed it for you as a freebee extra to the installation of their own
software. It's not like a program installing toolbars in your browser.

And if you removed it then you've got no backup any longer.

On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 08:26:39 -0500, Big Al wrote:

On 11/3/19 6:15 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:47:00 -0400, Paul
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:52:42 -0500, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:59:09 -0400, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Some, but not all. And these are folders I created!
In fact, for them I see no 'properties' either.
Probably an ownership problem, but I haven't been able to deal with
that either.
xxxxx
Did you turn on Defender's Ransomware Protection? Because that prevents
changes to the desktop.

Yes I did. Turned it off - made no change. All desktop folders I
created still have same problem. Shortcuts I created work fine
however. Odd?
Thanks
xxxxx

Open a command prompt (cmd.exe)

whoami

and see what account this is. Maybe
you're running as the Real Administrator (account 500?).

I was going to suggest checking the path, via doing Properties
on a shortcut there, and make sure the storage area belongs
to your account. But doing "whoami" might uncover some
details too.

*******

One other possibility, is the TamperProofing setting
was enabled, and this prevented your attempt to
turn off Ransomware Protection from working :-/
I vaguely remember I had to turn off TamperProofing
before I could disable Windows Defender RealTime Protection.

Paul

Discovered something called Acronis True Image was running (task
manager). Removed it, and now my problem seems gone. Go figger.
THANKS
xxxxx

Acronis is your hard drive backup software. It's something you HAD to
have installed. I'm almost 100% sure no other program would have
installed it for you as a freebee extra to the installation of their own
software. It's not like a program installing toolbars in your browser.

And if you removed it then you've got no backup any longer.

I know

I have always used monthly Macriums
Thanks for advice
xxxxx

On Sun, 03 Nov 2019 06:15:58 -0500, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Discovered something called Acronis True Image was running (task
manager). Removed it, and now my problem seems gone. Go figger.
THANKS
xxxxx

That is perhaps one of the oddest things I've heard all day. Acronis
should have nothing to do with it. Glad you got it fixed.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On Sun, 03 Nov 2019 18:49:51 -0600, Zaghadka
wrote:

On Sun, 03 Nov 2019 06:15:58 -0500, in alt.comp.os.windows-10,
wrote:

Discovered something called Acronis True Image was running (task
manager). Removed it, and now my problem seems gone. Go figger.
THANKS
xxxxx

That is perhaps one of the oddest things I've heard all day. Acronis
should have nothing to do with it. Glad you got it fixed.

Really? That surprises me but mebbe so. Anyway problem indeed is
gone - I just checked this wee AM.
Thanks
xxxxx