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Administrator Access Denied on Windows 10: 5 Methods to Use
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Updated onSeptember 13, 2024
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TheAccess deniedmessage when using an administrator account in Windows 10 can prevent you from removing or accessing specific directories on your PC.
Most users find the problem strange since the error shouldn’t appear when signed in with an administrator account. But you can always fix it, and we will help you do that.
Why is my folder access denied as admin on Windows 10?
Here are some of the reasons why you see the Access denied message on an administrator account in Windows 10:
Some of the cases you may encounter the error are:
How can I fix the Access denied as an administrator error?
Before we head to the relatively complex solutions, here are a few quick tips and tricks to get things running:
1. Disable User Account Control
2. Change settings
Once done, restart the computer for the changes to effect and check if the Access denied error for an administrator account in Windows 10 is fixed. This can help solve this and other issues like therun as administrator option being greyed out. If not, head to the next solution.
3. Remove an account from the permissions
Now, verify if theAccess deniederror as an administrator in Windows 10 is resolved. If not, head to the next one.
4. Change the ownership of the directory
You might have to change the directory ownership to fix the Access denied error on an administrator error in Windows 10.
5. Perform an in-place upgrade
Once the in-place upgrade process is finished, check if the issue is still there. If the problem persists after the in-place upgrade, you might have toreset Windows 10to the default and check if that solves your problem.
After fixing the error, do not forget to find out how tomake your Windows 10 PC faster.
If you have any other queries or want to share a solution not listed here, drop a comment below.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
