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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    am I able to just reset permissions on the entire drive inside SetACL studio?
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    after successfully making the cmos reset, it showed a boot option and used the cmd Prompt inside the recovery boot tool (once I freshly recreatd it with rufus) sfc scannow and dsim commands worked, but the actual drive letter still shows the Ghost SID. I have an nvme external tray, and I made...
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    The black screen following the ownership and ACL changes using tools like SetACL suggests that critical permissions or inheritance have been broken, causing Windows services to fail during boot. Here's a guide to recover your system: 1. Access Recovery Media Boot into Recovery Mode using a...
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    screen won't boot now. black screen. the USB won't boot either
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    Yes, the owner of critical system directories, such as the C: drive or C:\Windows, generally should be restored to TrustedInstaller (NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller) whenever possible. TrustedInstaller is a process that Windows itself utilizes to protect system resources, ensuring default...
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    After Step 7, where I changed Windows Registry to trusted installer, do i also want to have the C drive as NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller? the owner currently is SYSTEM
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    Do I do this on the windowscreationtool outside of boot os? or can I do it normally?
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    Windows 11 Windows Update Broke ACLs – “Parameter is incorrect”, Ghost SID, and System32 Unusable

    After a recent Windows 11 update failed, my system’s file permissions became severely corrupted. I'm now getting constant “The parameter is incorrect” errors when attempting to run even basic system commands like icacls, takeown, or sfc. Alongside this, there's a ghost SID (Account Unknown)...
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