I agree that removing write permissions for 'Authenticated Users' from C:\Go\bin shouldn't break anything. For what its worth, I looked at a few other languages to see what they do, and it looks like python 2.7 and Ruby both add folders writable by this group to the system path. Python 3 and Haskell do not, by virtue of installing into subdirectories of C:\Program Files\ when installed for all users, from which they inherit secure permissions.

[kja-jaj]

I agree that removing write permissions for 'Authenticated Users' from C:\Go\bin shouldn't break anything. For what its worth, I looked at a few other languages to see what they do, and it looks like python 2.7 and Ruby both add folders writable by this group to the system path. Python 3 and Haskell do not, by virtue of installing into subdirectories of C:\Program Files\ when installed for all users, from which they inherit secure permissions.

Originally posted by @menocu in golang/go#42070 (comment)

[codyoss]

Was this issue meant to be opened here? I am not sure what is being asked. Closing for now, but feel free to reopen and update.