Windows 10: execute permission denied on usb external hard drive on windows 10

everytime i execute an exe file in file explorer or at command prompt in this external hard drive

it says permission denied, but when i execute with admin privilege it executes. i do not want

this. it is unsafe to execute exe file as admin. i changed owner and full control permissions

as suggested on the internet, still permission denied for regular user.

here is full details:




i got new wd 4tb external hard drive for windows 10.
i formatted it and create multiple partitions ( had to use
admin privilege in diskmgmt. )
everytime install software from internet, i am forced to login as admin. everytime execute an executable .exe file says permission denied, requires me to login as admin, which works, but i dont want to login as admin, but i want to use my current regular user account called z.
even when i cd into one of the partition n: i get access denied.
(note i can copy files from any of the partitions, admin privilege not required.)
i googled for solution, sent me to stackexchange sites, tried ALL
solutions. none of them worked.

i changed owner to regular user, aio\z, for partition n:

one by one changed permission for all users to full control with inheritance and
subfolders, etc, and still get access denied and permission denied.
the only permission allowed is read files. no admin required.
note i dont have problem with my internal hard drive just the external.
permissions for n: partition:

n: NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated UsersOI)(CI)(F)
NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMOI)(CI)(F)
BUILTIN\AdministratorsOI)(CI)(F)
BUILTIN\UsersOI)(CI)(F)
AIO\zOI)(CI)(F)
EveryoneOI)(CI)(F)
Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files

i just want to use my regular user, aio\z. i do not want to use admin privilege
to execute .exe files in n: or cd into n: partition.
i changed ownership of n: to aio\z and full control to everyone, aio\z, and
c:\users. why isnt it working?

:)

 

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External hard drive not recognised

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External hard drive is showing up as local disk drive

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



As you have mentioned that the external hard drive is showing as local disk drive instead of a USB drive, it is because the file format for the external hard drive is same as the internal hard drive and that’s why it is showing
up as a local disk drive and not a USB drive.



Also, since you are facing issues while changing the drive letter of the drive, for further clarity on the issue and to guide you accordingly, respond to the questions listed below:

1. What is the make and model of the hard drive?
   
2. Were you able to save or create a file on the hard drive previously?
   
3. What happens when you try to copy and paste the data from the hard drive?
   
4. What was the result of check disk performed on the drive?
   

Since you are receiving the access denied error, I would suggest you to check if the user has appropriate permissions to read/write data on the external hard drive. Refer the article

"Access Denied" or other errors when you access or work with files and folders in Windows, refer the section
I cannot access, change, save, or delete files and folders.



Note:
The above article applies to Windows 10 also.



Please get back to us with the above information to assist you further with the issue.



We await your response.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator