Well here are my results...
takeown /f "%ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps" /r /d y ran well came back with
success for ever folder
C:\Windows\system32>icacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /grant PAS/skeetz:F /t
PAS/skeetz: No mapping between account names and security IDs was done.
Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 1 files
C:\Windows\system32>rd "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"
The directory is not empty.
no idea where to go from here
Hello skeetz,
Does that mean you have repaired the System Restore?
I have spent the night from Midnight to now (06:00 AM) installing the applications on top of a Windows 10 Home 32 bit fresh Custom installation from a media creation tool ...began yesterday. Two days until it is finished. BUT I get AppsxStaging error still from a clean installation with no registry or defragmenting work conducted. A bit frustrating!
I need a decision....abandon it or repair it.
Any thoughts yet? From SimonFastEddy.
This section is wrong in a few ways. Don't enter PAS/skeetz.
Use %USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME% exactly like that.
Actually type in%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%:(F) /t and it will automatically perform the procedure using your current domain and username.
Also you left the parenthesis off the F.
Also you used a forward slash instead of a backslash. It must be exactly correct.
Your first Section says ProgramFiles without a space. Put the space in.
Go back and look at my previous post (at the bottom of Page 5) very carefully. It has to be exact. It didn't work straight away for me either until I realised what was wrong with the original code I was given.
Your current User Domain if you are on a home computer is probably the name Windows gave your computer when it was installed. For example mine is DESKTOP-U8******\Greg. I'm not providing my full Computer name because I don't know if that is a security risk or not.
Last edited by glivo; 26 Feb 2017 at 03:03.
SimonFastEddy,
skeetz has not fixed his system yet, but if he does it correctly he will. So can you. I would be trying the fix first before abandoning everything. What have to got to lose? If you are prepared to start over again, you have nothing to lose and only everything to gain if it works.
perhaps going and reading all the post on here and not "cherry picking" and you might have better luck, I restored a laptop 5x until I figured out how to fix the sound issue caused by KB3213986. All 5x I had appstaging issue and all 5x I did the steps I've outlined here. OTHER then the guy with the language issues with his command switchs, as long as your en-us all the steps work.
No Simon I have not fixed it yet...lol I thought I was supposed to use my user name
I have another ? why am I not able to delete the windowsapps folder
it says its not empty...is that going to be a problem
I went back and looked at your post I think I have it now will
let you know as soon as I try again
Thank so much for your time and patience with me glivo
Last edited by skeetz; 26 Feb 2017 at 07:32.
Well I don't know what happened now...these are the results I got
1st part completed with success on all folders
SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.17012.10301.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxMetadata\AppxBu ndleManifest.xml" now owned by user "PAS\skeetz".
2nd part came back
C:\Windows\system32>icacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /grant "%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%"F) /t
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_10.1702.3.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppxBlockMap.xml: Access is denied.
Successfully processed 72 files; Failed processing 1 files
3rd part came back access is denied on all folders attached a copy
rd /s "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MI8FDB~1.0_X\Assets\AppList.targetsize-256.png - Access is denied.
skeetz,
Something is not working fully for you.
In step 1 did your process only take ownership of the Microsoft.ZuneVideo*****\files? It should take ownership of the whole WindowsApps directory and everything in it. Maybe the results file you posted only shows me the bottom section from that process.
In step 2 your process successfully processed only 72 files and failed on 1 in the Windows.Advertising *****\ directory. (This 1 file may or may not be a problem later.)
When I ran this code my process changed the attributes of every subdirectory and file which was over 30,000 files. Something isn't working for you.
Perhaps try this. Change over into the Program Files directory and perform the procedure from within it. Is your computer setup to use English? It Matters!!!
Ensure you are in Safe Mode and Command Prompt (Admin).
At the prompt
C:\Windows\System32>cd C:\Program Files
Note: (You should now have a prompt that says C:\Program Files>) Let me know if you don't.
At C:\Program Files>takeown /f WindowsApps /r /d Y
At C:\Program Files>icacls WindowsApps /grant "%USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%":(F) /t
At C:\Program Files>rd /s WindowsApps
I don't get why its not working for me....very frustrating...here are the results
I couldn't get the full report for the deletion it was too log, but I captured enough
to see the results
I'm sorry this has turned into such a mess...I do appreciate all the time
you have invested and your amazing patience with me glivo
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