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How can I work with Windows security groups without knowing their localized names in advance?

I searched on the Internet but cannot find what I need. Basically, during installation, we run a separate executable file, which basically redirects several folders for reading / writing to the EVERY group of users.

Now the one who wrote this never took into account the system language. I had a call with a client in France who did not complete the installation, because “EVERYONE” is not what we expect.

I am after calling an API on Windows that will return the name of a security group that will be "safe" for use in a localized environment. Essentially, I'm looking to edit this code safely, so instead of hardcoding in "EVERYONE", we call the function instead.

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The main error here is not so much in use EVERYONEas in the fact that the code uses names in general. Instead of using names, you should use known SIDs . In your case you need S-1-1-0.

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