Windows 10: Can't delete folder - Windows requires Administrator permission

Biggest fail of Windows 8 and 10 is this nonsense with admin rights.

 

First what is found in the Take Ownership reg file when opened with NotePad is a bit more detailed then that.

Of course the mod is intended to insure that the name of the new item found in the right click menu is that of the mod itself. I imagine you could use any name in that line! *Roflmao2 Let's see "Goober This"?!

As far as running into apparent "HEADACHES" that comes as no surprise if you didn't get the patch with 1000 fixes? some blog was pointing to. Here the initial upgrade as upgrades over tend to be was Buggy! and neither the sound card, tuner card, or av program even would go on! Once the second upgrade was seen to the beta not 2015 version but beta for the 2016 version I had been looking at went on in a heart beat!

Get the big picture? For the time being the now working upgrade is presently on simply to get to know the new version a bit better and then dumpling it for a nice, clean HEADACHE FREE type of "Clean Install of W10"! Now doesn't that sound a bit more pleasant? *Thumbs

 

I've came across with a smart solution from a good samaritan. Here I copy HIS solution cause this was driving me crazy

SOLUTION:

I am not sure why this happens but there is a workaround.
To take control of the folder containing the undeletable create a text file called “delete.bat” and add the following lines to it:
SET DIRECTORY_NAME="C:\Locked Directory"
TAKEOWN /f %DIRECTORY_NAME% /r /d y
ICACLS %DIRECTORY_NAME% /grant administrators:F /t
PAUSE
You will need to change the directory path to match your requirements e.g. “C:\Locked Directory” to “C:\Delete Me”.
Right click on the file “delete.bat” select “Run As Administrator” and you should now have full control of the directory and all sub directories meaning you can do what you wish with them.

 

How about you read posts before replying, because that's exactly what Take Ownership does (actually, a lot better since it does not need silly stuff like creating files, editing, hard coded paths etc.).

Was it not already clear that Take Ownership is only useful as a first-step against the rights management fiasco Windows does, and won't help with actually locked files because of some process using them? For those, only something like LockHunter or FileASSASSIN would stand a chance. I find LockHunter better overall, but there are cases where FileASSASSIN can unlock more.

Still, booting from the setup disk, launching a file manager like totalcmd and do deletion there is the foolproof solution.

 

I usually use "Unlocker Pro" to do this, you can get it from Major Geeks, etc. If you ever download it, shut off your AV programs. When installing, use "Custom Install" and de-select all "Delta Toolbar" items and install it, then you'll be able to right click on the folder, choose "Unlocker" and it brings up a control panel with "Move/Delete" functions.

 

Booting up in Safe Mode also allows more options without any downloads! Or you can boot live from 10 media and open the command prompt option to search and destroy since nothing including any firewall or av program will be running then.

 

I know this is an old thread, but just in case you are still around I want to thank you for this solution. Finally found something that worked and it's so simple. Thanks a million. *Smile