Microsoft publishes a workaround for Samsung's C:\ drive woes

Microsoft has published a handy guide for regaining access to a C:\ drive borked by a Samsung application, but it isn't for the faint of heart.

Earlier this week, Microsoft blamed Samsung for problems some users experienced when accessing the C:\ drive on their devices. After doing the IT equivalent of shrugging its shoulders and directing users to Samsung's support for resolution, the Windows giant has published some instructions. But goodness, they're not for the faint-hearted.

First, a user must sign in with administrator rights. Then, after uninstalling the offending Samsung applications, the ownership of every file on drive C:\ must be changed to Everyone (effectively, any user account on the system, including guests). Then the user must create a batch file containing commands to restore the correct permissions and run it. After a restart, everything should be back to normal.

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