I have lost Access to my C Drive, and cannot change permissions

[Windows Central Question]

I have lost access to my C:\ and the control editor on my computer. When I try to change the advanced security settings of my C:\, it says click continue to attempt the operation with administrative permissions, when I do this the window freezes there is a very long delay followed by the message: Can't open access control editor: Access is denied. Please help me

 

[holdum333]

Hi! All though I have never had your issue, this is what search turns up. Maybe other members will have better answers for you latter.
Welcome to the forum!:wink: Are you running W10? Also what devise are you asking about and how long have you had this problem?
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-control/f920e7d0-7cd0-4524-99bb-16b219aaf162

 

[B Matthews]

I've looked over the internet for the past few weeks and tried a lot of solutions similar to this one but I haven't had any success. I'm running W10, on a desktop computer I had build from PC specialist, I've had this problem for about 2 months.

In the solution you posted I was able to follow it up until the point I needed to disable UAC, specifically at :

B.Under User Account and Family settings click on the "Add or remove user account".

Where despite following all of the previous steps I still did not have access

 

[holdum333]

Hi! It's better if you start your own thread!:wink: Have you tried a in-place repair upgrade. Here's link!
The repair of Windows 10, can resolve many problems in Windows 10 functionality and some times is the most reliable and quickest way to fix the Windows 10 malfunctions. Also the in-place Windows 10 upgrade, which performed with the repair process, ensures that Windows 10 have the latest updates and fixes installed.
How to repair Windows 10 with in-place upgrade. - wintips.org - Windows Tips & How-tos