Windows Temp Folder access

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pwcrickman

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• Jul 18, 2022

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Is the C:\windows\temp not accessible by a user with administrator privileges by default? My laptop's windows temp folder will not open in File Explorer. Can you provide instructions to change the access so that my user account can open the folder?

 

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Windows 11 Build 21H2

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System One

• OS

  Windows 11 Home

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Dell Inspiron 15 5510

  CPU

  11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11390H @ 3.40GHz

  Memory

  16 GB

  Screen Resolution

  1920 x 1080

  Hard Drives

  512 GB SSD

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• Jul 18, 2022

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You should be prompted to grant access to that folder.

 

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• OS

  Windows 11

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  HP Pavilion

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

  Motherboard

  Erica6

  Memory

  Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  Sound Card

  Realtek ALC671

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Samsung SyncMaster U28E590

  Screen Resolution

  3840 x 2160

  Hard Drives

  SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1

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• Jul 18, 2022

• #3

There is no prompt that appears. Also nothing happens when I use the Open right-click menu option as well.

 

My Computer

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• OS

  Windows 11 Home

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Dell Inspiron 15 5510

  CPU

  11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11390H @ 3.40GHz

  Memory

  16 GB

  Screen Resolution

  1920 x 1080

  Hard Drives

  512 GB SSD

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• Jul 18, 2022

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My Computer

System One

• OS

  Windows 11

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  HP Pavilion

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

  Motherboard

  Erica6

  Memory

  Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  Sound Card

  Realtek ALC671

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Samsung SyncMaster U28E590

  Screen Resolution

  3840 x 2160

  Hard Drives

  SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1