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Remove Windows directory - trustedinstaller

fabbeauc -  
Hi everyone,
My laptop crashed, motherboard is dead.
I want to recover the hard drive as an external backup drive, especially since you can now find nice flashy colored boxes that allow us to turn an old drive into a great external drive.
Everything works wonderfully, I'm quite happy.
But on this drive, I have a Windows directory (and also Program Files) that I don't need.
I want to delete it.
It belongs to TrustedInstaller, OK, I've taken full control permissions on my account which is the administrator of the new laptop.
But I still can't delete it.
I keep getting an annoying message telling me that "you need permission from administrators to modify this folder."
Does anyone have a trick?
Thanks,
Fabbeauc

5 answers

  1.  thev
    Hello,

    I think your handling of the mentioned directories did not provide you with the necessary rights. The only way to achieve this is to take ownership of these directories.
    1) right-click on the directory
    2) select properties
    3) click on the security tab
    4) click on advanced
    5) click on change owner
    6) enter administrators and confirm
    7) check: replace owner of subcontainers and objects
    8) modify permissions for full control
    9) check: replace all permission entries for child objects .....
    10) apply

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    1. jujuuuu
      Hello,
      I have the same problem. A servicing folder that I cannot delete because I don't have permission from trusted installer.
      First, I did:
      run / services.msc / Windows Module Installer service / disable trustedinstaller.
      It seemed to work at first, but the trustedinstaller permission quickly reappeared.
      Then I changed the rights and permissions and the main owner, and applied it, the deletion could start but got interrupted. When I tried again, the owner was once again trustedinstaller with the rights and permissions.
      I modified the owner several times (user, then administrator, then system) in various ways, and I am asked either for trustedinstaller's permission, or the administrator's, or the user's, or the system's, as if it wasn't my PC...
      When I perform the action to change the owner (to add one in "advanced"), I noticed that there were many groups that seemed to be copies of my user, plus some codes before my user... I don't know what to do anymore! I'm afraid of doing something wrong!
      I hope you can help me, I'm a beginner, even ccleaner doesn't have access, I am sure there is a spy, also a copy of my Avira software like shadow Avira, which makes my PC think it is activated, but it doesn't show up anywhere!! Anyway, no protection.. Thank you in advance.
    2. thev
      @jujuuuuThe new owner must be your username. You can find it by running netplwiz --> selecting your account --> properties.
  2. fabbeauc
    I've done everything you said, but I still get the message:
    "you need permission from administrators to modify this folder".
    Weird, right?
    Thanks for your help.
    1. Marjomo3
      Hello,
      I still need your valuable services. I would like to remove TrustedInstaller but I can't seem to do it. It's too complicated for me. Thank you very much in advance.

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      1. Angela
        Solution found here:
        http://lecrabeinfo.net/acces-refuse-dossier-fichier-windows-obtenir-droits-administrateur.html