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The built-in users group in Windows is a security principal used in NTFS permissions and access control lists (ACLs). Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover how built-in users appear in ACLs for system and data partitions, such as the difference between C: and D: drive permissions. The built-in users group is referenced in icacls output alongside other well-known security identifiers like BUILTIN\Administrators and NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Understanding built-in users is important for managing file system security, user profiles, and partition permissions in Windows environments.
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    Windows 7 ACLs, partitions and users profiles

    Hi In Windows7 SP1, I noticed that the ACLs of the root directory of a logical partition (D:) formatted NTFS are different from those of the root directory of the system partition (C:): C:\Windows\system32>icacls c:\ c:\ BUILTIN\Administrators:(F) BUILTIN\Administrators:(OI)(CI)(IO)(F)...
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    • access access control acl administrator authenticated built-in users data management file system logical partition ntfs partition permissions profile migration security system partition windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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