Security Tab Missing In Folder Properties Windows 10

Access to the files and folders. You can view security permissions for files and folders by completing the following steps:-In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or folder you want to work with.-From the pop-up menu, select Properties, and then in. I have a folder in a USB drive and I want: 1) to make it non-readable 2) to make it readable but non-executable. Now, if you google there seems to be a lot of pages with the apparent solution. However they all go 'Right click the folder, and select settings. Then select the Security tab.' I can do that with folders in my C: drive.


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On Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:55:32 PM thanks said:
On Thursday, June 8, 2006 11:28:58 AM david said:
You are just great guyz
It has really given me great headache but now you have given me the asprin
Nice guyz
David
On Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:27:03 AM Nikolai said:
Finally somebody found the right way to solve this 'missing Security Tab' problem.
All advices I saw before used RegEdit and other impossible to remember ways.
Thanks a lot!
On Thursday, October 5, 2006 10:17:53 PM Ravi said:
I am running windows xp home edition and I don't see this option
'use simple file sharing'
Thx.
On Friday, October 6, 2006 6:36:34 AM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi Ravi,
Is your hard drive formatted with NTFS or with FAT32? This won't work without NTFS..
Imar
On Friday, October 6, 2006 3:31:11 PM Ravi said:
That explains it, my hard drive is NTFS.
My original problem is that I get the following msg when I try to install software
Error -1607: Unable to Install InstallShield Scripting Run Time
One of the steps (2-B) in the following link led me to this faq
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108340
do you have any thoughts on this?
Thx
Ravi
On Sunday, October 8, 2006 8:55:45 PM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi Ravi,
I think you misread my previous post. You *do* need NTFS to make this work.
And sorry, no, I have no solution for your problem.
Imar
On Monday, October 9, 2006 3:30:20 PM Ravi said:
On Saturday, February 17, 2007 10:13:45 PM sur said:
Windows XP home edition does not have the 'use simple file sharing' option available in normal mode, it's only in the Pro version. You can however access it by booting your computer into safe mode and logging in as an administrator.
On Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:39:25 AM chitra said:
On Friday, March 23, 2007 2:45:14 PM steve said:
On Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:55:50 AM junior boy said:
Finally I have security tab.
this is so gladful from this post.
I really thank you for your help.
On Thursday, August 2, 2007 12:08:36 PM Harish.R said:
Yes I can view the Security Tab in the Drive properties, Thanks
for the Information.
On Friday, October 5, 2007 1:09:11 PM Ravi Badole said:
On Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:23:45 AM kanaka said:
If my 'Use simple file sharing' is already unchecked and still cannot see the security tab then what should I do (Windows xp Professiona)
kanaka
On Friday, December 28, 2007 1:48:37 PM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi kanaka,
Is your disk formatted with NTFS or with FAT?
Imar
Thanks for the insight.
On Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:49:36 PM David said:
Hi,
I have an NTFS formatted drive on the workstation I want to use to connect to a shared folder on our network. I disabled the 'use simple file sharing' and rebooted and I still do not see a 'Sharing and Security' option when I right click on the folder I want to share. Any ideas?
Thanks,
David
On Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:33:14 AM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi David,
You should do this on the machine that shares the folder; not on the one that uses the share.
Hope this helps,
Imar
On Thursday, April 2, 2009 4:06:00 PM Pablo said:
On Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:53:20 PM jdog said:
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:44:56 PM Jeff said:
Another site said to 'check' this option, and of course that did not work. Thanks for this post, it works just fine now.
i have unchecked the 'use simple file sharing'but still there is no security tab in my drive properties and still its gives message drive is not accesable,plz solve my problem thanks
On Sunday, June 20, 2010 6:56:37 PM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi there,
Did you reboot? Is your disk NTFS? Does your OS support this?
In other words: I am not sure how you think I can 'solve your problem thanks' if you don't supply any relevant information at all.
Cheers,
Imar
On Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:36:17 AM Muthu said:
On Monday, August 22, 2011 6:52:29 PM abejr said:
On Sunday, August 5, 2012 4:35:10 AM veswengol said:
On Saturday, August 25, 2012 4:55:00 AM Sajjad Abdullah said:
On Monday, August 18, 2014 8:35:46 PM Nigel Makin said:
Hi Imar, Google led me to 'Why Don't I See a Security Tab on the Properties dialog for My Files and Folders in Windows XP?' Now two years since the last post so maybe XP has changed? I have the same problem but the help above unfortunately doesn't. I'm on an NTFS HDD but Safe Mode Administrator account still does not get me to see the 'Use simple file sharing (Recommended)' to uncheck it and so I still don't get to see the security tab. Windows Home SP3 on a Samsung netbook NC10. Have I missed something here?
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:16:41 PM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi Nigel,
If you followed all the steps in the article and comments, I am out of ideas. It's been a while since I used XP ;-)
Cheers,
Imar
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:52:27 PM Nigel Makin said:
Hi Imar,
Thanks. Yes XP has been around for a while now, but is better than Windows 8odge, imho.
I found a cure to the XP Security Tab missing problem here:
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/3865-windows-xp-home-add-the-missing-security-tab
I thought it might help others to mention it here.
Kind regards,
Nigel.
On Thursday, August 21, 2014 2:12:20 PM Imar Spaanjaars said:
Hi Nigel,
Good to hear you fixed it and thanks for the follow up.
Imar
On Friday, October 10, 2014 8:50:29 AM p a kulkarni said:
In xp sp-3 files and folders on c drives shows security option in file properties
But for files and folders on d or any other drive not shows the security option.
In folder option file and shearing is unselected
What additional setting is required?
On Friday, October 10, 2014 11:56:25 AM mar Spaanjaars said:

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Many Windows 10 users do not find the Sharing Tab in the Folder Properties Dialog Box. Here are some methods to solve this issue.

This methods may make changes to your computer so create a restore point before following the steps.

1.Registry Fix

1. Write regedit in the Search Box and click on the Registry Editor Icon.

2.Navigate to the following Registry key-

Iobit uninstaller 9.4 key. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellexPropertySheetHandlersSharing

3.Right click on PropertySheetHandlers and then click on New then on Key Option.

4. A new folder is created named Sharing. Click on it and you can see Default REG_SZ key in the right. Double Click on it.

5. In value data option paste this- {f81e9010-6ea4-11ce-a7ff-00aa003ca9f6} and then click OK.


6. After this step RESTART your PC.

Make sure required services are running

1.Write Services in the Search Box and click on the Services.

2.Click S in keyboard for quick Nevigation. Then you can find Sever and Security Accounts manager. Double Click on the Server Option to open its Properties Window.

3. Change the Startup Type as Automatic. Then Check Service status. If it shows Running then ok otherwise Click on the Start Option. Do the same procedure in the case of Security Accounts manager as you did in Server Option.

4.First Click Apply then OK.

5.After this step RESTART your PC.

Make sure Sharing Wizard is used

1.Write File Explorer in the Search Option and click on it.

2.Click on View.

3.Then click on the Option, after that click on Change Folder and Search Options.

4.Click on the View tab. In Advanced Settings you can find Use Sharing Wizard (Recommended) option. Click on this option if it is not checked marked.

5.Click Apply after that click on OK.

6.Reboot Your PC after this steps.

Another Registry Fix

1.Open Registry Editor. The process is same as you did in method 1.

2.Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlLsa

3.Click on Lsa on left menu and then click on forceguest in the right side. A new window will open.

4.you need to write 0 in the value data option. Click the OK button then.

5.Restart Your PC after this process.

Hope you successfully get the Sharing Tab in folder properties. Please feel free to ask any question if you are facing problem in the comment box.

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