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"MoveSecurityAttributes" registry subkey does not work in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

KB Article: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617058

INTRODUCTION

Consider the following scenario:

  • You have a computer that is running one of the following operating systems:

    • Windows Vista
    • Windows Server 2008
    • Windows 7
    • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • You configure the value of the MoveSecurityAttributes registry subkey to 0 on the computer.

    Note You can configure the MoveSecurityAttributes registry subkey in the following ___location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMoveSecurityAttributes

  • You move a folder from one ___location into a folder in another ___location on the same NTFS volume.

In this scenario, the folder and all files in it may contain some Access Control Entries (ACEs) associated with the previous ___location. After you perform the previous steps, the expected result is that the folder and all files in it only contain the ACEs associated with the new ___location. This behavior is known as "Copy File Semantics" and is enabled in Windows Server 2003 by using the previously mentioned registry subkey.

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