Windows 10: Program is located under Program Files x86 - updates stopped applying in March 2020

There have been questions about a program called Watchtower Library originally downloaded from a DVD or from jw.org directly. It has several decades of publications in it & is NOT the JW Library app found on Microsoft Store. The program Watchtower Library has been automatically updating or manually updating on computers around the world for years. As of Windows 10, for me in March 2020, no more will the updates apply automatically nor manually. When it is time to apply the update it keeps saying check to see if there is another version of Watchtower Library running. There is not. Saying this program and the JW Library app are the same is like saying Microsoft & Windows mean the same. I’m sure there is a Windows 10 work around for updating it, but I’ve tried the usual things from re installs to changes in the compatibility mode, but it won’t apply the update. I bought my last Windows computer, a Samsung Notebook 9, 2 in 1, for the fact I could use this program on it. Between Windows shutting out favored programs & the constant security issues, Mac Air has become pure logic to buy. We were never able to use this useful program on Mac & have it update. But have to say since Windows has many security issues, and I can’t use my favorite any longer I now own a Mac Air. Does anyone have the work around for updating the Watchtower Library. On the computers which have it installed, you find it located under Program Files x86?

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Program Files (x86) Question, Please ?


Hello,

Really a dumb question, but will blame it on my Sr. Citizen status now.

Looked in File Explorer, etc., but just cannot find it.

How do I see and get to a listing like "program Files (x86)" ?
Such as what easily appears in W7

Where is it located, exactly ( the "program files" complete list with the x86 suffix) ?

I can find the program files, but not with the x86

Much thanks, appreciate the help,
B.

 

Administartor rights lost in program file and program files x86

Hi Luca,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing with accessing the files and folders on Program file and Program file x86, we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following to assist you better:

• Have you logged in as an administrator?
• Is this issue specific only to the Programs file and Program file x86 folders?
  

Step 1: If you have logged-in as an administrator, I suggest you to follow the below steps to give permission for entire system, so that you can access the specific files.

• Right click on the folder and click on
  Properties.
• Click on Security tab and select the
  group\user name.
• Click on Edit option and check the option
  Full control.
• Click on Apply and then on
  Ok button.

Step 2: Try the following steps and check if it helps:

• Right-click the C: Drive that you want to take ownership of, and then click
  Properties.
• Click the Security tab, and then click
  OK on the Security message, if one appears.
• Click Advanced, and then click the
  Owner tab.
• In the Name list, click your user name,
  Administrator if you are logged in as Administrator, or click the
  Administrators group.
  
  If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click to select the
  Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
• Click OK.

• 
  You may receive the following error message, where
  Folder is the name of the folder that you want to take ownership of:
  You do not have permission to read the co1ntents of directory Folder. Do you want to replace the directory permissions with permissions granting you Full Control? All permissions will be replaced if you press
  Yes.
  

6. Click Yes.

7. Click OK, and then reapply the permissions and security settings that you want for the folder and the folder contents.

Hope it helps. Try the above and reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance, we will be happy to help you.

 

Intel iCLS client - is it Program Files or Program Files (x86)?


Whilst working on problem with my Win10 OS, I found a bit of treacle during my examination. The Intel iCLS Client shows system environment variables for both the C:\Program Files directory and also C:\Program Files (x86). I don't see how that could be correct.





Sure enough, there are files in both locations.
That and several other Intel component appear in dual locations.





If appropriate to clean up, what steps would I use? Seems to me that uninstalling has a lot of potential to break something severely, and I suspect these won't uninstall cleanly.

I'll be chasing around looking for install files while waiting for your thoughts on the thread. Cheers.