In trying to change permissions on the folders my VMs are located in, I received a Windows error that it was not able to change permissions on the file. I looking into this error, it seems as though Windows 8 is in fact the culprit here as I've found a thread here and here on Microsoft forums of users having this very issue on folders that existed prior to upgrading / installing Windows 8. Unfortunately none of the varied recommended solutions work for me. Whats even more frustrating is I have two other laptops I've installed Windows 8 on in an identical fashion that do not have this issue (and no, I cant afford to just reinstall this laptop). Gotta love consistancy.
Though, it still begs the question, why does this even occur on new VMs..
I now realize this seems to be more of a Microsoft issue, but still welcome to any suggestions!
Thanks.