Win 10 Saying I Need Permission to Remove Flash - HELP!

yahanna · 09 Feb 2017

I uninstalled flash player from my PC. But some files and folders remain. I'm trying to remove those also but I get an error stating I need permission to do so. The following are folders and its contents that I cant remove:

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash
%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player

How do I gain permission to remove these completely?

Caledon Ken · 09 Feb 2017

Hi yahanna

I would suggest you use the Adobe tool to remove Flash Player.

Found here...

Uninstall Flash Player for Windows

TairikuOkami · 09 Feb 2017

Run CMD as admin and copy/paste:

Code:

takeown /f "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash" /a /r /d y
icacls "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\*" /s /f /q

takeown /f "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash" /a /r /d y
icacls "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash\*" /s /f /q

takeown /f "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player" /a /r /d y
icacls "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player\*" /s /f /q

yahanna · 10 Feb 2017

Caledon Ken said:

Hi yahanna
I would suggest you use the Adobe tool to remove Flash Player.
Found here...Uninstall Flash Player for Windows

I tried it. It doesnt remove residual folders/files.

TairikuOkami said:

Run CMD as admin and copy/paste:

Code:

takeown /f "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash" /a /r /d y
icacls "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\*" /s /f /q

takeown /f "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash" /a /r /d y
icacls "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash\*" /s /f /q

takeown /f "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player" /a /r /d y
icacls "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player" /inheritance:r /grant:r Administrators:(OI)(CI)F /t /c
del "%appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player\*" /s /f /q

I read that Flash is embedded into Win10. That removing any files or folders from it would create great problems later on if I decide to reinstall it. What do you think?