The popup tells me this. Then it says click continue to get access to this folder. So I click continue.
Then it says you have been denied access to this folder.
Seriously.
Then it takes me to this other screen and I don't know what to pick to get access to that folder.
There's nothing unique about this folder, it just happens sometimes.
Precisely what do I pick in the next display to gain access to that folder?
You won't have NTFS permission to access it so you need to take ownership but it may be a problem if it's owned by system as it may inherit from above and may stop something working if you change security
I have the folder in the OP's example too. It is C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\PackagedEventProviders
The owner is TrustedInstaller and only SYSTEM and TrustedInstaller have full control. Taking ownership and changing permissions may have unwanted consequences.
If you just want to look inside a protected folder such as this, then run TreeSize Free as an administrator. Turns out that my PackagedEventProviders folder is empty.
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