ITScripts/icaclsresetandbackuptest.ps1

# Define the system folders to back up
$SystemFolders = @( "Users", "Program Files", "Program Files (x86)", "ProgramData", "Windows"
)

# Loop through each system folder
foreach ($Folder in $SystemFolders) { # Check if the folder exists
    if (Test-Path -Path $Folder) {
        # Save the permissions of the folder to an ACL file
        & icacls $Folder /save "$Folder.acl" /t } }

# Define the special folders to back up
$SpecialFolders =@( "WindowsApps", "Program Files\\WindowsApps", "Program Files\\ModifiableWindowsApps", "Windows\\SystemApps", "Windows\\SysWOW64\\config\\systemprofile\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps"

)

# Loop through each special folder
foreach ($Folder in $SpecialFolders) { # Check if the folder exists
    if (Test-Path -Path $Folder) {
        # Save the permissions of the folder to an ACL file
        & icacls $Folder /save "$Folder.acl" /t } }

# Reset the permissions on C:
& icacls C:\\ /reset /t

# Loop through each special folder again
foreach ($Folder in $SpecialFolders) {
    # Check if the ACL file exists
    if (Test-Path -Path "$Folder.acl") {
        # Restore the permissions of the folder from the ACL file
        & icacls C:\\ /restore "$Folder.acl"
    }
}

# Loop through each special folder again
foreach ($Folder in $SpecialFolders) {
    # Check if the ACL file exists
    if (Test-Path -Path "$Folder.acl") {
        # Restore the permissions of the folder from the ACL file
        & icacls C:\\ /restore "$Folder.acl"
    }
}