diff --git a/server/scripts/install_restore_task.ps1 b/server/scripts/install_restore_task.ps1
index 6dd6ced..03c7a82 100644
--- a/server/scripts/install_restore_task.ps1
+++ b/server/scripts/install_restore_task.ps1
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ foreach ($copy in Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $copies -Recurse -File -Force) {
             Copy-Item -LiteralPath $copy.FullName -Destination $target -Force
         }
         Set-ProtectedAcl $target $false ($readOnly -notcontains $copy.Name)
+        # the user may have made the file read-only for themselves, the four texts are theirs to change
+        (Get-Item -LiteralPath $target -Force).IsReadOnly = $false
         Write-Log "restored $($copy.Name)"
     } catch {
         Write-Log "failed $($copy.Name) : $_"