Windows 10: Windows not letting me delete certain files. I am the administrator and only user.

I am unable to delete certain files on my PC. Windows is telling me I do not have permission and that I require permission from... myself. I have been unable to locate a working solution. Given all the information provided by the image below, why am I unable to delete this file?I have been having issues with permissions since the release of Windows 7. I am the only user on this PC, I want full control of every file on every drive.

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Windows 10 won't let me delete files on flash drive

Hi,

Thank you for giving us an opportunity to assist you with the query.

I understand the inconvenience caused, now that you have me with you let me take care of this.

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  Are you logged in as the administrator?
  

I suggest you to take full ownership of the files\folder and then try deleting.

Follow the steps below:

• Right click on the drive and select properties.
• In the properties window, click on the security tab.
  
• Click on the ‘advanced’ button and check the user name against ‘owner’.
• If a different username is displayed as the username, click change.
  
• Type your current username and click on ‘check names’.
• Click Ok and save changes.

Hope it helps.

Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

 

Deleting Hiberfil & Pagefile

You would have to move your Page File to a different drive to get rid of that file, however you can make is smaller by adjusting the size in Windows.

To get rid of Hyberfile.sys you need to disable hibernation by doing the following:

• Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
• In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
• When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
• At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press ENTER.
• Type exit and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window

Then you can delete the hyberfile.sys file.

 

Deleted some User related files and currently not able to add User account in Windows10. Only default is administrator.

Hi Ritesh,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern regarding the issue that you are facing.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps

You can Enable the built in Administrator account in Windows 10, then create a local account.

I suggest you to refer the steps below and check if it helps

• Press Windows+ X, select Command Prompt, and then click
  Run as Administrator.
• When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
  
• At the command prompt, type net user administrator /active: yes, and then press Enter.
• Type net user administrator <Password>, and then press Enter.
  
  Note In this command, <Password> represents the actual password that you want to set for the administrator account.
• Type exit, and then press Enter.
• Log off the current user account. And login and check the are you able to open the files
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help