Windows 10 Application can no longer access files in "C:\Program Files" after Windows 10 Update

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Hello All,I have a customer running Windows 10 Professional, build 19042, and since their PC recently lost power, it was restarted. After the restart, our software application cannot seem to open due to an exception from being unable to access dependent files in its install folder, which is in "C:\Program Files". The application runs fine when its install folder is in another location, such as the Documents folder or the Desktop, but not "C:\Program Files". It seems like the loss of power may have triggered a Windows update, which I can see in the Event Viewer Logs for the Windows Update Clien

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