You have been denied permission to access this folder windows 10 SOLVED

You might get the error "you have been denied permission to access this folder windows 10" when accessing some folders in Windows 10. To solve this, all you need to do is to take the ownership of file/folder. To do so follow the following instructions:

Step 1: Open up File Explorer. Navigate to the location where the folder that you want to take ownership of is located.

Step 2: Right-click on the folder and then click Properties.

Step 3: Move to the Security tab. Click Advanced button to open Advanced Security Settings for the current folder.

Step 4: You should now see Change link next to the owner field. Click the Change link to open Select this object type dialog.

Step 5: Here, in Enter the object name to select filed, type Administrators, and then click Check Namesbutton. Finally, click OK button to see Advanced Security Settings.

Step 6: Finally, check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects option. Click Apply button to take the ownership of the folder. That’s it!

You can now access the file/folder without error.