Run explorer.exe with Cygwin newgrp(1) - same user but different primary group

[Bill Stewart]

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 9:36 PM Dan Shelton wrote:


> Does anyone know how to run Windows explorer.exe with Cygwin
> /bin/newgrp, so all new files created by explorer.exe use that new
> primary group, and all programs launched by explorer.exe use that same
> primary group?
>

As I understand it, Explorer always starts unelevated as the current user.
This is by design for security reasons.

Bill