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Bug: Changes made on the Properties page did not take effect.

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Description

### Description

When I change the properties of files that require administrator permission to access, some of the changes do not take effect.However, the same changes can be made normally in Windows' built-in File Explorer.

### Steps To Reproduce

1.Oopen a file that requires administrator permission to access (such as C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Steam\Steam.lnk)
2.Right-click and select Properties
3.Change settings like "Shortcut → Run as administrator" and click Save, the changes do not take effect.

### Files Version

4.2.20.0

### Windows Version

10.0.26340.9233

### User ID

7f21ee57-1898-4da2-8a8f-56d69f77fc0a

### Log File

[debug.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/31471905/debug.log)

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Research direction

Reproduce the problem from the Properties page using the protected Steam.lnk path in the issue, then review the linked debug.log and trace where the save operation handles administrator-protected files. Compare the result with Windows File Explorer; done means changes such as “Run as administrator” persist after saving.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
58/100

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