Windows 10: Is there ANY Way to Save a Tiny File to a Restricted Folder?

HELLO !
As you all know, there are some folders in Win10 in which MS disallows any edit (Example:: Normally, you Can't Save a file to folder "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps").

I have a ZERO-byte (Empty) file that I have (for Many Hours) been trying to figure out a way (with ZERO success) to save to the above-named folder. The reason this would be very helpful to me is because I have a Dynamite File-Search Program that permits me to Exclude Any Folder -- BUT! its Exclusion-Engine requires the existence of just a single filename (but Not folder-name) so it can identify the folder(s) the user wants excluded.

So, I have placed this ZERO-byte file in a dozen Folders, but I continue to get false hits from the Restricted folders that contain HUGE numbers of files simply because MS forbids even a NO-byte addition.

Does anybody know of ANY way I can get a Zero-byte file into a Folder like C:\Program Files\WindowsApps?
{I might also point out that IF that WindowsApp folder had natively contained A Single File, that would have sufficed.}

Thank You For Your Help!!

- Chuck

:)

 

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Downloading the attachment should ostensibly automatically save it to the Videos library, but it does not do that either.

 

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For something like this, I would use any LINUX DISTRO such as mint mate: Linux Mint 18.3 "Sylvia" - MATE (64-bit) - Linux Mint
which does not impose any restriction on Windows Permission. Download and put in a USB stick to boot up then explore the folder to copy file to.

 

Actually, booting anything other than your normal Windows 10 will be enough to gain access. The Windows 10 recovery environment will do. If you are comfortable using a command prompt you can create a file in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps from the Command Prompt in Advanced Startup. Use...

echo > YourFileName

...to create a small file called YourFileName in the current directory.

Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10

Open Command Prompt at Boot in Windows 10

 

WOW!

Thank you VERY MUCH TopGunDCP And Bree.

VERY HELPFUL INDEED! !

- Chuck

 

1. Create your 0-byte file somewhere accessible.
2. Download PSexec (PsExec - Windows Sysinternals | Microsoft Docs) and unzip somewhere.
3. In an admin CMD window run psexec -i -s cmd
4. A new CMD window will open with SYSTEM privileges. You can now copy the 0-byte file to your desired destination.

Note that you'd still have to run your search program as admin since only Admin, SYSTEM, and TrustedInstaller can list the contents of WindowsApps.

 

Chuck Is this any help?
How to Get Access to WindowsApps Folder in Windows 10

 

Thank You PolarNettles ! *Smile

 

As inconvenient as it is, I would leave TrustedInstaller as the owner of WindowsApps. You don't want to find out the hard way that TrustedInstaller no longer has the neccessary permissions to update or install apps. *Sad

 

Thank you, Stitch!
Unfortunately, After 2016, MS seems to have changed access to that folder's permissions: When I follow those instructions & get to the Change Permissions Screen, they are all grayed out. Seems that ol' MS has become increasingly domineering with each ""update"".

 

Dism++ | New Windows Utility
This has a version of Windows File Explorer in the Toolkit menu that bypasses rights checking:





You can open and paste files and folders into C:\Program Files\WindowsApps using this tool effortlessly.

 

Thank You, Fafhrd ! That looks Amazing!

I bet the CONTROL FREAKS over at MS are not big fans of the Chuyu Team !! *Cool

Thank you very much for sharing that !!

- Chuck

 

Actually it wouldn't.

You are making an assumption that the disk is not encrypted. If your disk is encrypted then you will need the program (and the key) to decrypt it. Many Windows devices are encrypted with bitlocker. You would therefore need both a program to decrypt the disk when it was mounted and the key to do so.

For example if you make a PE bootable disk you need to add the powershell bitlocker commands as they are not included by default.

Macrium (and other pre made PE) will add these if you request but by default do not. You can also add decryption of bitlocker based volumes to a Linux based bootable USB but I've not tried how well that works.

You still need to know the key though.

Macrium (and some other products) will save the bitlocker recovery key (.bek) on their boot USB. This would be a dumb thing to do IMO. You may as well not bother. May as well write it on a post-it and stick it under your keyboard.

My Linux installs are also encrypted (using LUKS) and again you would need the key. Otherwise you see a RAW space.

If you don't encrypt your disk then anyone who finds it can see anything. You don't need a program to do it - just plug it in to any PC.

 

Actually it wouldn't. You are making an assumption that the disk is not encrypted... OK, encryption aside, it does. I tested using the recovery environment command prompt before posting.