rem Navigates parents of the passed-in directory one by one and sets read an execute permissions to Network Service
:setPermissionsForAllParentDirectories
    set dirname=%~1\
    echo Starting to walk up from: "!dirname!"

    :doLoop
    for %%A in ("!dirname!") do (
        set currentPath=%%~dpA
        set onlyPath=%%~pA
        if NOT "!onlyPath!"=="\" (
            echo.
            echo Checking permissions of !currentPath! [!dirname!]
            icacls "!currentPath!." | find "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" | find "" /v /c > last_check

            for /f "delims=" %%x in (last_check) do set permission_count=%%x

            if not !permission_count! geq 1 (
                if not "!currentPath!" == "" (
                    echo Granting read and execute access for Network Service to !currentPath!
                    icacls "!currentPath!." /grant "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE:(RX)"
                )
            )
            set dirname=!dirname!..\
            goto doLoop
        )
    )
    echo end