[tor-bugs] #28678 [Applications]: Tor on windows needs to be installed and operated insecurely in user home directory

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#28678: Tor on windows needs to be installed and operated insecurely in user home
directory
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 Reporter:  db            |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major         |     Resolution:
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 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:1 db]:
 > Why do all of the above?
 >
 > 1) The Tor installer lets me choose where to install it. Therefore it
 should "just work" wherever it is installed.
 > 2) As a matter of principal, applications should be installed in
 application directories, away from user data and user data shouldn't be
 where users run programs from.

 On Windows 10, Microsoft has an optional feature that protects the home
 directory and desktop from modification. When this feature is turned on,
 Tor Browser doesn't work, because it is installed on the desktop in the
 home directory.

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