Windows 10: I have broken W 10 by trying to take ownership of C:\ please help!

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This is what mine shows... (replaced name with username)

I can't even use the command for the bing weather, it just tells me the file isn't found.


Shall I just give up and reinstall clean? I mean what else could it be?

 

I would clean install, honestly. You could use the other account that works but sooner or later some other problem will come an d bite you.

As for checking an individual sub-directory it depends on what you happen to have installed. All the version numbers and gobbledegook after the ~ are dependent on what version of Windows 10 you have and when you last updated your apps.

Just type icacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\M and then press the <tab> key. It will fill in the first thing in the directory beginning with M which in my case was "Microsoft.BingWeather_4.9.51.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe" as I've removed quite a lot. It doesn't matter what it is as all the sub-directories should have the same permissions.

 

Did you try tweaking.com's Windows Repair (All in One)? Only certain boxes needed checking.

 

Ok I have severely screwed up now, followed the guide for windows clean install and created a a boot USB, deleted the two partitions on my main drive (left my other two hard drives as they have the backup on them) and it's now telling me windows can't be installed on this drive.

"The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems windows can only be installed to GPT disks"

I have already deleted the partitions, what am I going to do?

 

Right quick update, after the absolute day from hell with this PC, I have somehow managed to use my 30+ years of experience to actually not mess something up for once haha.

After the utterly horrendus outcome earlier I actually managed to install windows 7 from disk on uefi, after hours of messing around (simple things like trying to find a corded mouse and reinstalling about 50 drivers) I started trying to update to windows 10, it wouldn't update from windows, it just kept getting stuck, so then another 40 mins of googling I finally managed to get it to update and here I am, on windows 10 again, all drivers updated, all old files from my last install reinstalled from back up .

Now all I have to do is tweak the privacy settings, sort out my graphics drivers and lots of other little tweaks and I will be back to how I was before.

I would like to say this has been easy but it hasn't LOL, kind of feels rewarding knowing that I have made it back though guys, back from the dead haha.

Anyway, thanks for all the help, I will know next time not to try and take ownership of C:\ never ever again.

 

Yes, its an old post, but I thought I would at least throw this in there, if you can make an ACRONIS image backup, do it. Then if you buy the workstation software, you can pick and choose what you restore VERY easily.

 

Arghh - no. Use Macrium Reflect Free - no need to buy an expensive Acronis licence.

 

In addition, this below may be able to help others for this. *Smile

*Arrow Add Reset Permissions to Context Menu in Windows Windows 10 Tutorials