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Why is the computer still asking for permission to delete the folder?

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It's because your PC can hold accounts for different users who can log onto your computer. Only the administrator (main account) can delete accounts, so it's just verifying you are the admin.

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What do I do if I get "access is denied?"

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Check and make sure that you are logged in as an administrator. If you are not the system administrator, ask the admin to change whatever settings you are looking to fix.

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I am logged in as an administrator but I can't change permissions on "avast" folders. Access is denied, no matter what I try. Do you have any suggestions for me?

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"Avast" folders have permissions similar to folders like C:\Windows\WinSxS, so you can't delete those folders.

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What does restricting systems permissions to only reading a document do? Does it mean that the computer is unable to access it? Does it effect the system admin in anyway?

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The system admin is not affected any way. Restricting SYSTEM's permissions prevents the SYSTEM user from doing anything to it, which can be risky because Windows Defender Real-Time protection uses the SYSTEM user account, which poses a risk if the document is infected.

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I can't add user or group into the list (Step 6 Change Permission), what shall I do?

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You need to sign into an admin account. You are signed into a standard account. Also another reason could be that there are no other users.

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