You added the user jsmith to the file and folder permissions list of a folder named Accounting on a Windows 10 computer and gave the user Full Control to the folder. When you checked the permissions on a subfolder of the Accounting folder, you see that jsmith is also on that permissions list with Full Control permissions. What is the most likely reason jsmith on the subfolder's permissions list if you didn't add the account?
A) The jsmith user has Full Control sharing permissions.
B) The user jsmith added the account to the subfolder.
C) The Full Control permission always applies to subfolders.
D) Subfolders acquire parent folder permissions due to permission inheritance.

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When Full Control permission is granted to a user on a parent folder in Windows, that permission is inherited by default to all subfolders and files within that parent folder, unless explicitly changed or inheritance is disabled. This is why jsmith has Full Control on the subfolder as well.

You Added the User Jsmith to the File and Folder