git 2.21

[luke maggs]

Previously been using Git for windows with no problems....but have recently been unable to excute any bash commands? 

e.g. touch test.txt 

touch: cannot touch 'test.txt': no such file or directory

everything looks, ok , cmd added to path etc

Running git for windows 2.21 and windows build 1809 

Any suggestions?

[luke maggs]

UPDATE: 

Weirdly this seemed related to the new Windows 10 feature around securing folders/files from Ransomware 

Once enabled this seemed to break all git bash commands in windows but as soon as I disabled this setting (after much PATH investigation, uninstalling, reinstalling, diving through the forums haha!) everything seemed fine again

Just posting in case it helps anyone else 

Luke 

[Philip Oakley]

Hi Luke,

Thanks for the notification. Is there a particular 'name' (given by
Microsoft) for this 'feature'.

Was there a specific location for switching it off (a specific control
panel), or was it via a registry setting, or something else.

The problem sounds like it could hit a lot of people.

Also, do you have the build number / version that you are currently running.

Philip

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[Philip Oakley]

Hi all,

looks like it's "Controlled folder access
<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/controlled-folders-exploit-guard>[1]"
described here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/enable-controlled-folders-exploit-guard.

Didn't follow it further at this moment (too much other 'real life' to
deal with..)

I searched on Luke's exact phrase "new Windows 10 feature around
securing folders/files from Ransomware", always a useful trick...

Not sure of how it got turned on for Luke in the first place (some AV
(anti-virus) update or network policy change?) but good that the cause
and (local) fix has been found.

Philip

[1]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-exploit-guard/controlled-folders-exploit-guard