EFS
Description:
Follow these steps if you get an error “Word Cannot open the document: User does not have access privileges”
To Resolve:
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Check Windows Explorer and you will see padlock icons on the files, this means the files are individually encrypted using EFS
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- You can see this in the parent folder’s properties:
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You will need to uncheck the box and follow the prompts for un-encrypting the data. You may not find this as often anymore and most people moved on Bitlocker.
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