Access Denied on Administrator


  1. Senteaf
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Access Denied on Administrator


    Hello!

    Many times I have seen the "Access Denied" error while using an administrator account.
    Especially in disk management utility when I tried to edit disk partitions but couldn't even with administrator privileges.

    This is not a specific case - I just want to know how, even with administrator privileges, there are still restrictions (access, modify or change)

    And what can I do to bypass those restrictions?

    Thank you!
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  3. zigzag3143
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    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    Senteaf said:
    Hello!

    Many times I have seen the "Access Denied" error while using an administrator account.
    Especially in disk management utility when I tried to edit disk partitions but couldn't even with administrator privileges.

    This is not a specific case - I just want to know how, even with administrator privileges, there are still restrictions (access, modify or change)

    And what can I do to bypass those restrictions?

    Thank you!

    Some files/folders are owned by the system, or trusted installer for your own protection.

    You should be able to edit them by taking ownership. check the tutorial section for how to
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