Windows 10: A formerly working Windows 10 program, that I compiled & have rights to, now cannot be run...

I am a software developer, working on small test programs at the moment. A program I had gotten to compile and run, suddenly developed a problem that made Windows not allow it to run anymore. That is, the same source code that had successfully run before, and which still compiles without errors, will not run now.


When I try to run it, I get error messages like these:

• "Another program is currently using this file"
• Or "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."
• Or "Unable to create process: access is denied" if I try to run it in the IDE

Windows File Explorer will not let me copy the exe file to a thumb drive, to it on a different computer.


Beyond Compare did let me copy to a thumb drive, so I copied this file to another Windows 10 computer. When I try to run the exe file there, I sometimes get the message "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item," and sometimes get "Another program is currently using this file."


I have searched the web for ways to fix this, but none of them work, or even show any clues.

• Checking File Explorer's View Options Change folder and search options shows that item "Launch folder windows in a separate process" isn't checked and changing this does not make any difference.
• Resource Monitor cannot find any process that owns this file
• Process Monitor cannot find any process that owns this file
• Power Shell method cannot find any process that owns this file

People have complained about this Windows problem for a long time, which is why there are so many articles claiming to have ways to fix a problem like this.


Because Windows claims that "Another program is currently using this file," even when I try to run this program on a different PC, this means that there is some setting that is buried somewhere in the EXE file itself.


This is long standing, bad behavior by Windows 10 itself. How can I fix this, and how can I prevent this from happening again ???


Please help.

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Right Speaker not working after Update to Windows 10

Hi Enrique,

To assists you further, let me ask you:

• 
  Did you try using different headphone?
  

Please follow the steps given below:

• In the taskbar notification area next to the system time and date, right click the
  speaker icon and select Playback Devices.
• In the Sound dialog that appears, on the
  playback tab, click the Speakers/Headphones playback device to select it and to enable the buttons below.
• Right click on Speakers/Headphones to select
  Properties, in the Speakers/Headphones properties dialog that appears on the
  advanced tab, click Restore Defaults.
• Click apply and ok.

If the above method still doesn’t work, I would suggest you to refer the link and follow the steps given by the Microsoft kb article.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/fix-sound-problems#v1h=tab01

Also, I suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the software in compatibility mode and check if it helps.

• 
  Locate the executable file (.exe file) for the software installation program.
  
• 
  Right-click the on driver setup file, and then click
  Properties.
  
• 
  In the Package Name Properties dialog box, click the
  Compatibility tab.
  
• 
  Click to select the
  Run this program in compatibility mode for check box, click Windows 10 with which it is compatible with in the Run this program in compatibility mode for list, and then click
  OK.
  

• 
  Double-click the executable file to start the installation program
  

I hope the information is helpful and if you need any other assistance on Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

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I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.

 

0x80070057 when trying to run Program Compatibility Troubleshooter in Windows 10

Hi Paul,

For us to better isolate your concern, we'd like to get additional information. Kindly answer the following questions below:

• Are the programs already installed on your computer?
  
• What other troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

If you're still trying to install the programs, we suggest changing the compatibility mode of the installers before installing the programs. Follow the steps below:

• Right-click AOL Desktop installer or Facebook Gameroom.
  
• Select Properties.
  
• Go to Compatibility tab.
  
• Check the box for Run this program in compatibility mode for.
  
• Click the drop-down option and select any Windows previous version.
  
• Check Run this program as an administrator.
  
• Click Apply, then OK.
  
• Try to install the program using the installer.
  

We'll keep an eye out for your response.