Windows 10: Being denied permissions despite owning the directory, using admin powershell, etc

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  1. CHRIS IS GREAT
    Chris is Great Win User

    Being denied permissions despite owning the directory, using admin powershell, etc


    A while ago I tried to install Forza Horizon 4 via the windows store. The installation didn't work, and the game never ran. Then I forgot about it. Now I've found the files while doing some cleaning in a folder called WindowsApps, and there's almost 80gb of stuff trapped in permissions limbo that I can't get rid of.I've tried changing the owner to Administrators, and to my own user account which is also admin. I've also tried using admin powershell, which is also getting permission denial for the whole folder. Does windows have no equivalent to a *nix sudo command or anything like that? Wh

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    Chris is Great, Dec 25, 2021
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  2. REY BEL1
    Rey Bel1 Win User

    Permission denied as admin

    Hi,

    It's possible that you haven't taken ownership of the folder that you're trying to delete. So we can better assist with you with successfully taking ownership of the folders you want to delete, we'd like to ask the following questions:

    • Which Windows version are you using? Type winver on the search bar and press Enter to find out.
    • Have you made any recent changes on your device prior to the issue?
    • What have you done so far to resolve the issue?

    Meanwhile, we suggest that you follow the steps provided by Anup Karkal in this
    thread.

    Let us know if you need further assistance.
     
    Rey Bel1, Dec 25, 2021
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  3. JENNIFER CHA
    Jennifer Cha Win User
    Permission denied

    Hi,

    The permission denied error normally appears if you are not using the admin account to run a specific program. To help us identify the appropriate solution to your concern, we'd like to ask for additional information. Kindly answer the following:

    • Are you running the program as administrator when the error appeared?
    • What build and version of Windows 10 are you using?
    • Can you please show us a screenshot of the error message?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

    We hope to hear from you soon.
     
    Jennifer Cha, Dec 25, 2021
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  4. REALMADRUSHN
    realmadrushn Win User

    Being denied permissions despite owning the directory, using admin powershell, etc

    Permission denied as admin

    I cannot delete steam files in the game directory, a message pops up saying I have to have permission from the user: 'MSI/Mikhail' to get access. I am the admin of my computer, there are no guest users, I am the only user created.
     
    realmadrushn, Dec 25, 2021
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