What Is Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10?
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Controlled folder access is a feature that helps protect your documents and files from modification by suspicious or malicious apps. Controlled folder access is supported on Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 clients.

Is it safe to turn off controlled folder access?

Disable (Default) – The Controlled folder access feature won’t work. All apps can make changes to files in protected folders. Audit Mode – Changes will be allowed if a malicious or suspicious app attempts to make a change to a file in a protected folder.

Should I turn on controlled folder access?

Normally, any program running on your system could do anything it liked to these folders. … Controlled folder access won’t protect against malware viewing and making copies of your files. It only protects against malware changing these files.

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