Windows 10: How do I gain permissions to access the WindowsApps file?

Discus and support How do I gain permissions to access the WindowsApps file? in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I am unable to access the Windowsapps file within program files even though I am the only account on my pc. I have the administrator myself as the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Zack Klohs, Nov 3, 2022.

  1. ZACK KLOHS
    Zack Klohs Win User

    How do I gain permissions to access the WindowsApps file?


    I am unable to access the Windowsapps file within program files even though I am the only account on my pc. I have the administrator myself as the owner of the file but I am still unable to assign permission.

    :)
     
    Zack Klohs, Nov 3, 2022
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  2. YKY378
    yky378 Win User

    gaining access to apps in WindowsApps folder

    I installed some apps and they were saved in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. Now, I need to run these apps in another account which is a member of administrators. Although I was able to create shortcuts to the apps, I couldn't launch the apps. Attempts to launch the apps resulted in error messages saying I didn't have the permissions to access the items.

    I checked online and found that I could take the ownership of the folder WindowsApps. I don't want to do that. I believe there must be some other ways of accessing the folder because notepad.exe is also in the folder and I'm able to open .txt files without problems.

    So, how do I gain access to WindowsApps, or more importantly, to the apps I installed without changing ownership?
     
    yky378, Nov 3, 2022
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  3. EAGLE51
    Eagle51 Win User
    Getting full access to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

    Hey x509,
    IIRC ... it's not actually a corrupt entry, but a special permission/condition (Exists:WIN://SYSAPPID) for Users(Pc-Name\Users) and shouldn't be removed. If you must change permissions on the WindowsApps folder and/or sub folders/files .... I suggest you get familiar with ICACLS first and save the current WindowsApps Folder / Sub Folders / File permissions to a acl.txt file, so you can restore them in case you break something (which is very likely when messing with permissions)

    ICACLS - iCacls - Modify Access Control List - Windows CMD - SS64.com
     
    Eagle51, Nov 3, 2022
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  4. JOHN PHOENIX
    John Phoenix Win User

    How do I gain permissions to access the WindowsApps file?

    cannot access file/or permissions

    I have a file i need to run on Windows 7 Home Premium. I get the error message saying "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

    So I right click and choose Properties to access the permissions but I cannot. In the Security tab I get a message saying, " You do not have permission to view or edit this objects permission settings.".

    Next I boot into the Windows 7 Hidden Administrator Mode - and even with this I get all the same error messages.

    Please help me as I really need to run This file.
     
    John Phoenix, Nov 3, 2022
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