Windows 10: Restoring admin access to "C:\ProgramData"

somehow I have lost admin access to the folder "C:\ProgramData" and even though my account has Full ADMIN to the OS I am not permitted to modify this folder , how can I regain access to install NordVPN?

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c:\ProgramData is not accessible

each time I try or any program tries to access the C:\ProgramData folder an error message popup saying that the folder is not accessible , I tried every possible security option but still access denied , and I am logged in as administrator though I can't
access this folder , also I tried the takeownership registry thing and I tried changing the owner of the folder in security settings but changing the owner is denied also . i can not do a system restore since it detects a local disk C error and it wont restore
unless the error is fixed after a restart , so i tried to repair the error many times but each time I run system restore the disk error still occurs ( this is still happening even after I formatted my disk and reinstalling windows 10) , so please can anyone
help me accessing the ProgramData folder ..

 

Control Panel Uninstall will not show folders in C:\ProgramData

Hi,

I was trying to use Program Uninstall in Control Panel to get rid of PC Cleaner Pro that is in C:\ProgramData . It wasn't in the list of Programs. It appears that the only programs in the list are in C:\Program Files. Is there any safe way to get Control
Panel to access and remove programs in C:\ProgramData? I have Windows 10 Home Version 1607.

THANKS!!!

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can not find script file "C:\ProgramData\WindowsAppCertification\checker.vbs".

You are dealing with the residue of an infection that your virus scanner eliminated. An easy way to get rid of the message goes like this:

• Log on under an admin account.
• Create a desktop shortcut for cmd.exe.
• Right-click this shortcut, then left-click "Run as administrator".
• Accept the challenge.
• Type these commands exactly and press Enter after each:
  
  md "C:\ProgramData\WindowsAppCertification"
  
  (You might get a message saying that the folder already exists)
  
  cd 2>"C:\ProgramData\WindowsAppCertification\checker.vbs"
• Reboot.