Controlled Folder Access - one computer allows app while another computer does not

[Philip20220614]

Dear Microsoft,Thank you for your work on Windows and Edge and standardizing computer software. I am trying to figure out why Controlled Folder Access on some computers blocks Paint, Notepad, Snipping Tool, VLC, etc. but does not block them on others. I have two computers, both Windows 11 Pro, both version 10.0.22000 Build 22000, both relatively new, both with CFA turned on, but one blocks Notepad, Snipping Tool, and Paint from saving to the Documents folder while the other does not. Neither has Paint, Notepad, etc. on the Allow list. Can anyone explain this please?Best Regards,Philip

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