On 2020-04-24 08:42, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > This problem is due to a restriction in Windows introduced with Windows > Vista. In theory it gets explained at length in "Changes to the file > system and to the storage stack to restrict direct disk access and > direct volume access in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008" in the > Help and Support Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942448. > Unfortunately, this KB article is current unaccessible for some reason.
MS are blocking access to earlier unsupported (all Vista extended support ended 2017-04-11) system info: [ Vista kb942448 🔎] support.microsoft.com [links to https://support.microsoft.com/kb/942448] We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Still readable via: https://web.archive.org/web/20180217230150/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/942448/changes-to-the-file-system-and-to-the-storage-stack-to-restrict-direct -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
