Windows 7 disable WFP

[caps_buster]

Guys, I searched but did not find any usable solution how to disable the Windows file protection, aka WFP in Windows 7.

 

All I manage to find is a register switch for this, yet it require running debudger, so, nothing really usefull... Basicaly it is SFCDisable set to 1 (or create if not exist) in registry entry:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

http://superuser.com/questions/479499/how-to-disable-windows-file-protection-in-windows-xp-or-7-from-registry

 

"You have to attach a kernel debugger before setting the value to 1 will actually do anything."

 

 

Is not there are any way?

And I don't mean tweaking the created files not to be protected like in this link:

http://windows7themes.net/en-us/how-to-disable-windows-7-file-protection/

 

Anyone?

I would love to replace the current Notepad with Notepad2, but... WFP protect it.

[MagicAndre1981]

no, there is no WFP in Windows since Vista.

 

You have to take ownership of the file. But this is bad. Use Image File Execution Options (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options) to redirect notepad.exe calls by modify the Debuggers value to notepad2.

[caps_buster]

No WFP since Vista? Sounds good then, or it is not? Can we modify system files w/o problems, or...?

 

There is (in the Image File Execution Options) these registry subfolders:

DllNXOptions

GoogleUpdate.exe

IEInstal.exe

...and that it is. How I take the ownership of the Notepad.exe, so I can replace it by my file?

[jaclaz]

Guys, I searched but did not find any usable solution how to disable the Windows file protection, aka WFP in Windows 7.

 

All I manage to find is a register switch for this, yet it require running debudger, so, nothing really usefull... Basicaly it is SFCDisable set to 1 (or create if not exist) in registry entry:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

http://superuser.com/questions/479499/how-to-disable-windows-file-protection-in-windows-xp-or-7-from-registry

 

"You have to attach a kernel debugger before setting the value to 1 will actually do anything."

The MS kb referenced in that post is this one:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/222193/en-us

 

 

Which:

APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

 

Most probably the original question that is "vague":

How to disable Windows File Protection in Windows 7 and/or XP from Registry?

 

Generated the answer to this question only:

How to disable Windows File Protection in Windows 7 and/or XP from Registry?

 

Which BTW is anyway not the "right" answer (for XP), that kb provides only a way to temporarily disable the SFC/WFP, and you wouild normally use the empty SFCfiles.dll trick or an edited SFC.DLL:

http://www.vorck.com/windows/software.html

 

Anyone?

I would love to replace the current Notepad with Notepad2, but... WFP protect it.

Sometimes it is important to ask the "right" question, besides what MagicAndre posted:

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/doc/notepad2-Replacement.html

http://code.kliu.org/misc/notepad2/

You seemingly slipped on a chocolate covered banana

http://homepage.ntlworld.com./jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/put-down-the-chocolate-covered-banana.html

JFYI:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_File_Protection

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Resource_Protection

and:

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/155910-taking-back-the-registry-from-trustedinstaller/

 

jaclaz

Edited August 1, 2014 by jaclaz