Windows 10: Need permissions for file

I am developing in c++ with the DevC++ IDE. This IDE automatically creates a .exe file when you compile and run. This will work fine for the first 10 times or so but eventually I get the error that I do not have the permissions for the .exe file that the IDE outputs. I am an administrator on my machine and that does not seem to make a difference.

On other threads, the common 'fix' is that I need to take ownership of the file. I cannot do this because, again, I do not have the permissions do to so. Everything in the security tab (and advanced security tab) is completely blocked for me. How do I go about gaining ownership of this file or permissions to use it?

Edit: I am using Windows 10

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File permissions for opening downloaded file

Thank you for the advice.

Ended up re-installing Windows.

Problem resolved.

Thanks again.

 

File permissions for opening downloaded file

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I can understand that it must be difficult for you when things are not working as it should. Sorry to know that you are facing this issue.

You may restore the system to a previous date when the computer was working fine and check if this helps.

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  Press Windows key + R to get the run window.
  
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  Type “rstrui” and hit enter.
  
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  Select the desired restore point and proceed with the restore.
  

Important: System Restore will not revert any of the non-system files like documents, email, music, etc. to a previous state. These types files are completely unaffected by System Restore. If your intention with this tool was
to recover a deleted non-system file, try using a file recovery program instead of System Restore.

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