Has anyone else had privacy settings completely reset after upgrading to Windows?

dqiz744847 · Post by **dqiz744847** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 6:16 pm

Agreed. It's a pretty common post-upgrade headache. One extra thing: running the built-in privacy troubleshooter sometimes helps clear those permission errors.

061xumkgzj · Post by **061xumkgzj** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 11:23 pm

Same here. This happened to me after the 23H2 update. I had to go through and manually turn everything off again, which was a real pain.

F801a6qHY1f · Post by **F801a6qHY1f** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 11:39 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, that's a common headache after major updates. A quick tip: run the privacy troubleshooter (Settings > System > Troubleshoot) after you've reset everything—it can sometimes clear up those permission errors. Let me know if that works.

kah749 · Post by **kah749** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:58 am

This. Also, double-check that your user account has full administrator permissions, as that error can sometimes pop up if it doesn't.

9834zdrbpb · Post by **9834zdrbpb** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 12:24 pm

This. I had the same problem after the last update. It took me a good twenty minutes to go through and lock everything back down again.

3808fwojncsg · Post by **3808fwojncsg** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:04 pm

This happened to me too, and that same error code popped up. A quick restart actually let me change the settings again.

k0zcSWC · Post by **k0zcSWC** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:27 pm

Yeah, that restart trick worked for me as well, but it's still annoying that it reset in the first place.

127xj · Post by **127xj** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 4:46 pm

+1 Agreed, it's a common bug after major updates. A quick tip: double-check your privacy settings again after the next Patch Tuesday, just in case.

5TdzvW3tER · Post by **5TdzvW3tER** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 10:54 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, and for that error, try running the Windows Privacy Troubleshooter - it sometimes fixes those permission blocks.