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Windows 7: Can't access or delete folder although logged in as administrator

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I have some folder: C:\program files (x86)\myApplication\myFolder I uninstalled the application, but myFolder is still there. If I try to open it, I get an 'Access denied'. If I try to delete it I get the message that I need to acquire Admin rights to proceed. If I click the respective button, I st…

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Fix for: Windows 7: Can't access or delete folder although logged in as administrator

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I feel like I answered this more than once but I can never find it when the dupes show up. Anyway what you are looking for is this command: Enter this into an elevated cmd window (right click, run as administrator), log off then log in as the admini…

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