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Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"

From	"John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection"
Date	2025-02-28 05:17 -0800
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Newyana2 wrote:
> John C. wrote:
>> Newyana2 wrote:
>>> John C. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm blundering my way through all the W10 nonsense as best I can. This
>>>> morning, I finally gave up and turned off PFA just like I did UAC.
>>>
>>>     PFA?
>>
>> "Protected Folder Access". I meant CFA (Controlled Folder Access.)
>>
>> I turned off Ransomware Protection completely, as seems to be the
>> default now with a fresh W10 or W11 install. This, in turn, disabled CFA.
>>
>> Sorry about the confusion.
>>
> 
>     I'd never heard of that. I'd never heard of ransomware
> protection. I recently set up a new computer with dual boot
> of Win10 and 11, but never noticed anything about RP. Odd.
> But when I install a system I imediately set about cleaning it
> up, so maybe that's why.
> 
>   Looking now at my 1 year old Win10 22H2, there's no mention
> of RP in the lower catacombs of the ridiculous Settings app.
> I guess it must be new. A page online says it should be listed
> there.
> 
>  These convoluted settings, intertwined with control panel,
> are even more confusing with Win11, since MS have shuffled
> everything around.
> 
>   Settings -> Udates and Security -> Windows Security ->
> Open Windows Security. If I had MP that would be yet
> another step. Why? MS don't make a cellphone OS, yet they
> seem to be trying to design Windows GUI for a cellphone. Big,
> gaint, empty windows with little functionality, and lots of
> slide controls. Maybe there's something they're not telling us.

Ransomware Protection has been in Windows Security since 2017. It was
added when Windows 10 was updated to Version 1703.

Settings
  Update & Security
    Windows Security
      Virus & threat protection
        Scroll down and click on "Manage ransomware protection
          Either turn off or on the Controlled Folder Access button.

If you turn it on, then you'll see "Allow an app through Controlled
folder access", when you can do what it describes.

It's a PITA to have to deal with this until all the APPLICATIONS (GOD I
hate the term "app") I use are allowed, so I've turned the button off
for now. Still trying to decide whether or not it's worth the effort and
frustration of adding programs to the allowed list.

-- 
John C.

Take back Microsoft from India.

Thread

Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-25 05:14 -0800
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:52 +0000
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 15:23 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 13:35 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-25 19:02 +0000
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-25 16:09 -0500
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-02-25 21:27 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-25 10:08 -0600
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:32 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-28 09:37 +0000
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-25 11:37 -0500
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:35 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 10:20 -0500
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 07:31 -0800
          Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-27 12:11 -0500
            Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-28 05:17 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 11:21 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-28 15:39 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-28 22:29 -0500
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:59 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 05:55 -0800
              Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-28 11:55 -0600
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:03 -0800
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-03 00:46 +0000
                Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-03-02 19:19 -0600
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-27 16:12 +0000
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-27 14:03 -0600
  Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-25 11:57 -0700
    Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-02-27 06:38 -0800
      Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-28 10:56 -0700
        Re: Dealing with Windows Security's "Ransomware protection" "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2025-03-02 06:05 -0800

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