Windows 7 unable to change password access denied

You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. I hope it helps you. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. DaveM Independent Advisor. You can have a check whether the folder is encrypted or not. Step 1 Select and right-click the file or folder to click Properties.

Step 2 Select General tab, and then click Advanced button. If the Encrypt contents to secure data is selected, then file is encrypted, and you'll have to get the certificate to open it. When you try to delete, copy, move or change a file or folder on your computer, you might be blocked by Accedd denied error which prompts you donot have permission to do so. The error message could be:. You require permission from TrustedInstaller to make changes to this folder. Solution 1: Take ownership using Command Prompt There are a couple of methods to take ownership of a file or folder, and this solution modifies ownership in Command Prompt.

It's OK if you follow steps in previous part to take ownership. If you are prompted for password or conformation, provide password or give confirmation. Step 2 Confirm the path of the folder you want to take ownership.

Then press Enter. Step 4 Once the process completes, restart computer and check if the problem is removed. Solution 2: Delete corrupt files with third-party software Corrupted files cannot work properly and these files can be of any file type like pictures, documents, system files, etc. Many corrupted files cannot be repaired or even cannot be deleted. Here is an easier solution to delete corrupt files. Step 1 Download, install and launch Eassos DiskGenius. Step 2 Select the corrupt file or folder you want to delete, right-click it and select Delete Files Directly.

Step 3 Click Delete button to delete selected file. Note: files deleted in this way won't be put into Recycle Bin, please make sure these files are no longer important to you. To do that, follow these steps:. Step 1 Click Start menu and select Settings. Click Accounts on the Windows Settings pane.

Step 3 Click link "I don't have this person's sign-in information" and click Next. On next screen, click "Add a user account without a Microsoft" account and click Next. Then you can enter user name, password and password hint, and then select Next.

When you are trying to open a partition on local hard drive or USB devices, you cannot open it and receive error message:. Location is not available. Solution 1: Change permission for the drive Step 1 In Windows Explorer, right-click the partition that you cannot access and click Properties. Step 3 Enter the username to select and click OK. Then you should select follow information:. Solution 2: Recover data from inaccessible drive and format it.

If changing permission does not help, you can recover data from the inaccessible drive and format the disk to repair the error. It's easy to retrieve data when location is not available and access is denied.

Here is the guide to recover data from corrupt drive. Step 1 Install and launch Eassos DiskGenius, then check if files in this partition can be displayed directly.

If not, go to next step. Step 2 Select the inaccessible drive and click File Recovery button from the toolbar. Make sure you are selecting the correct partition. Step 3 Select Complete Recovery mode and click Start button. The full scan will start to search for files and folders in selected partition.

Step 4 Preview files. File found by Eassos DiskGenius will be displayed automatically during scanning, and you can preview listed files and folders to check whether they are correct or damaged.

Step 5 Recover data. Hello Jasim, Thank you for posting your question on Microsoft community. I would like to know some information about the issue so that we could help you better. I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and your efforts towards resolving it.

To enable built-in administrator account , follow these steps: a. Type the following command in command prompt and press Enter. I hope this information helps. Please reply with required information and do let us know if you need any further assistance.

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