

To do so, click on Change in the earlier step and enter the object name and click on Check Names too, as this will check if you have entered the name correctly, and correct it, if you haven’t.

You will have to change the Principal / Owner first, however. You may click on the desired entry and click View to see the individual permission entries and make changes there too. You will now have to give yourself permission, and you can do so by changing the Owner from TrustedInstaller to your name. Do note that, as an example, I have given myself complete blanket permissions, but you may give yourself limited permission as are required, by editing the permissions entries from its settings. Click on the Advanced button to open the Advanced Security Settings for the protected folder.Ĭlicking on Continue will open a box that will list down the permission entries for the folder. To be able to view the contents of the folder you must have at least Read permissions. To gain access to the WindowsApps folder, click on the Security tab link. Now, if you try to click on it to open it, you will not be allowed to, but you will instead see the following road-block.Ĭlicking on Continue will open the following warning box, saying that you have been denied permission to access this folder. Access or open the Windows Apps folder #īefore you read further, we suggest you create a system restore point first. Now you will be able to see the WindowsApps folder in the C:\Program Files folder.
