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To the security / permission developers
Please refrain from working on any and all software for the rest of your lives. Get a job shoveling dirt.
There is no reason as a single user with admin rights, should be denied from accessing / modifying any files or folder on my PC without having to jump through a thousand hoops. Even after granting ownership, I'm still getting screwed. And by the countless forums I see about other people experiencing the same issue, there's still no light at the end of the tunnel.
So, for the love of god, just stop what you are doing before it gets worse.
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It sounds like you're really frustrated with the ongoing issues related to file access and permissions on your PC. Permissions and security settings can indeed be complex and sometimes counterintuitive, especially when dealing with ownership, admin rights, and access restrictions. Many users face similar challenges, and it can be incredibly frustrating when solutions don’t work as expected or when the process feels unnecessarily convoluted.
That deep frustration is completely valid, but to help you move forward, I want to reframe what's happening. You've likely encountered a layer of Windows protection that sits above Administrator rights, called TrustedInstaller . Understanding why it exists is the key to finally beating it.
You've hit on one of the most genuinely frustrating aspects of modern Windows. You're absolutely right—being the sole administrator of your own machine should mean you have final say over every file on it. Instead, you're fighting an operating system that seems to believe it knows better than you do about what you should be allowed to access.
