Windows 10: INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS error message on Windows 10

Windows 10 Home Edition:

I am the owner and sole user of this computer.

I was unable to install Adobe Reader DC and 9.1.

My User Account Control is set at lowest.

My workaround was to add 'Everyone' with 'Full Control' to the 'Program Files (x86) Directory'.

THIS IS ABSURD AND RIDICULOUS!!

I appreciate Microsoft's attempt to lock down Windows 10 Security (finally) but not to user directories. I should be able to create sub-directories and copy files to user directories without security errors. I have had to take ownership of many directories to avoid errors such as the above. Giving full access permission to 'Everyone' is also something I would usually strongly avoid.


Regards,

Gary Lee

A+, Network+, Server+, MCP, MCSA, MCSE.

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INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS error message on Windows 10

Original Title: raj

AFTER DOWNLOADING WINDOWS 10, IAM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE FILE - I NEED TO JUST OPEN THE FILE AND NOT TO SAVE WHEN EARLIER IN WINDOWS 7 I WAS JUST ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND OPEN.

ACTUALLY IT DIRECTLY WANTS TO SAVE THE FILE TO A PARTICULAR LOCATION - BUT AFTER SELECTING, IT JUST SHOWS AS INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS. ITS REALLY ANNOYING, WHERE IAM NOT ABLE TO DOWNLAD ANY FILE AND ALSO THE FILES WHICH ARE PASSWORD PROTECTED, THEY TOO ARE
DIRECTLY GOING ON SAVING MODE, AND THEN IT SHOWS INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS.

PLEASE ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO.

I HAVE TRIED TO SAVE THE DOWNLOAD ON OTHER LOCATIONS TOO, BUT AGAIN IT SHOWS AS INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS.

 

Windows 10 permissions...

Ok so I feel officially dumb I am trying to copy my steam library to my NAS. Both are on windows 10 pro and both have full control in the file manager. Neither windows nor fast copy will allow me to copy, both list a permissions error? This was never an issue with windows 7...so first off thank you microsoft god forbid I want to back up my data, second off what the heck do I need to do to make this work. All I could fine online was to set full control and that obviously didn't help.

Also robocopy doesn't apparently work with network locations?

 

Insufficient permissions

Recently Chrome stopped downloading files with a "Failed Insufficient permissions" message.
I tried Firefox with the same result.
I tried Opera and it worked... for a while, then it produced the same message.
Same for Internet Explorer and Edge.
I have run out of browsers and I now cannot download anything.
I can save web pages but I cannot download pdf, epub, csv, exe.
I have tried fooling it by changing the extension to mhtml or jpg but I get the same message.
I don't know why this has started happening recently.
Can anybody please explain and provide solutions, either in terms of restoring permissions or switching off UAC?
Many thanks.