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Take ownership of the Cylance Desktop registry

Only the Cylance\Desktop folder is protected. The
Optics
folder and the
DisableProxyBypass
registry entry can be added to the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Cylance
folder.
If
BlackBerry Protect Desktop
is already installed, the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Cylance\Desktop
folder is not accessible. Use the following to take ownership of the folder, then add the registry entries.
  1. Open the Registry Editor.
  2. Right-click the
    Desktop
    folder. This folder is located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Cylance.
  3. Select
    Permissions
    .
  4. On the
    Security
    tab, under
    Permissions for
    , click
    Advanced
    .
  5. For Owner, click
    Change
    .
  6. Type the name of the new owner, then click
    Check Names
    . Example: If the user is an administrator for the endpoint, select Administrators as the new owner.
  7. Click
    OK
    . This closes the Select User or Group window.
  8. Click
    Replace owner on subcategories and objects
    . Make sure the checkbox is selected.
  9. Click
    OK
    . This closes the Advanced Security Settings for Desktop window.
  10. Under Group or user names, make sure the new owner is selected.
  11. Under Permissions, make sure
    Allow
    is selected for
    Full Control
    .
  12. Click
    OK
    . This closes the Permission for Desktop window. The new owner should now be able to add registry entries. See Add registry entries on the endpoint.