You could try a Windows repair install. It will keep you apps and data and just repair Windows system files and permissions:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

If you're...

I was thinking of the Java path (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\java8path). However, that gets set in the System path by default, so that shouldn't be a problem.

I installed...

It's probably an environment variable issue as garlin mentioned. The option "Cmd here as TrustedInstaller" inherits the user environment, whereas the SYSTEM scheduled task does not. It may be as...

Although SYSTEM should have no issue accessing files from any location, I'm still a bit concerned about running the script from C:\users\phill\OneDrive\Desktop. Maybe try it from a location such as...

dlwmacgregor I'd still really like to get your Preferences files so I can debug the script. Thanks!

Yup. I like Wormhole. There are many to choose from. But an Edge Preferences file should not be not large. Mine zips down to 100K.

It just needs to be zipped. No need to use any other site. You can also zip and email it to me. You can find my email in the WinSetView manual.

Did you try LaunchIE?

If you can send me your Edge Preferences file, I can see if I can replicate and fix the issue.

You can find that file by typing this command in Edge's address bar:

edge://version

That will...

dlwmacgregor Just following up. Did you get this resolved? If so, what solution did you go with?

dlwmacgregor Another option to consider is to run IE directly to open any website that only works with IE. See:

LaunchIE | Launch Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 or Windows 11

That's just a...

I guess that's a matter of semantics. Edge does not cause an IE window to open when you use IE Mode, but it most definitely opens pages using IE. That is, any page opened in IE Mode uses iexplore.exe...

It's a false positive. BitDdefender is always going to scream about VBScript files. You have to dial back its protections a wee bit or simply whitelist the script. In Windows Defender, that would be...

I see you're getting a duplicate key error resulting from different case of the same word ("amazon" vs "Amazon"). I saw this a long time ago and fixed it (or so I thought). Are you running the latest...

Also, downloaded files will not be blocked if your Downloads folder is on a non-NTFS volume.

You can use WinSetView to set the width of any column as narrow as you like. As long as you don't drag the column separator, it will remain narrow. If you do drag it, the width will pop back to...

Fortunately, an RD command via an HKLM RunOnce does the trick with a regular start up, but I'll keep your safe mode script in mind should the need arise. Good stuff. Thanks!

As noted by Callender, the Windows Defender Protection history can be cleared at machine startup. I have revised the ClearDefenderHistory script to do that:

ClearDefenderHistory | Clear Windows...

Yup

I tried both PowerRun and AdvancedRun to open Cmd as TrustedInstaller and get "Access Denied" when attempting to delete or create a file within "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows...

I'm seeing the same issue. I did my usual test which is to download NSudo from here.

That always causes a false positive "Virus detected". Usually there's no problem clearing it from the history....

Thanks for testing. It's weird. I've never had a problem clearing the history with that script. I assume you've already logged out/logged in and/or restarted, so I can't really think of anything else.

I wonder if it will help to introduce a small pause in the script:



$ScriptBlock = {
$MAPS_Status = (Get-MpPreference).MAPSReporting
Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring 1
...

But what does it show for Protection History in the interface? If it says "No recent actions", you can just ignore those leftover files.

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esscape75 Try this:
ClearDefenderHistory | Clear Windows Defender History Files

I think it will be fine to use the tenforums Take Ownership script on C:\inetpub:

Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10

Or use the "Take ownership and get access option" from my...