diff --git a/UI/win-update/updater/init-hook-files.c b/UI/win-update/updater/init-hook-files.c
index 80276c33f..bbd591bdd 100644
--- a/UI/win-update/updater/init-hook-files.c
+++ b/UI/win-update/updater/init-hook-files.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static bool add_aap_perms(const wchar_t *dir)
 	}
 
 	EXPLICIT_ACCESSW ea = {0};
-	ea.grfAccessPermissions = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_EXECUTE | SYNCHRONIZE;
+	ea.grfAccessPermissions = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_EXECUTE;
 	ea.grfAccessMode = GRANT_ACCESS;
 	ea.grfInheritance = SUB_CONTAINERS_AND_OBJECTS_INHERIT;
 	ea.Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_NAME;
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture-file-init.c b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture-file-init.c
index bff003740..77bf0a055 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture-file-init.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture-file-init.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static bool add_aap_perms(const wchar_t *dir)
 	}
 
 	EXPLICIT_ACCESSW ea = {0};
-	ea.grfAccessPermissions = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_EXECUTE | SYNCHRONIZE;
+	ea.grfAccessPermissions = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_EXECUTE;
 	ea.grfAccessMode = GRANT_ACCESS;
 	ea.grfInheritance = SUB_CONTAINERS_AND_OBJECTS_INHERIT;
 	ea.Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_NAME;