Windows 8 You'll need to provide administrator permission to copy to this folder

[c627627]

I already know the solution if your UAC is off and you still get this Windows 8.1 nag prompt when trying to copy anything to root C drive: "You'll need to provide administrator permission to copy to this folder"

The solution is to go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

and change the value of key EnableLUA to 0


However, this breaks Windows App store.
Giving yourself Full Control also didn't help.

 

[Janus67]

/shrug who uses the crappy appstore anyway

 

[c627627]

I remember concluding a few years ago that giving up the app store is a small price to pay to be UAC free.
But I just got a $59 Windows 8.1 Tablet at Microcenter, going to make an image for friends & family, I don't want to cut off access.

$59 for a full Laptop replacement tablet, handles basic tasks just great - we've come a long way with technology!
I made a reg file for my image, going to just run it to enable/disable UAC in registry (and with it the app store).


Still curious if there is cure though.

 

[pcgamer4life]

Never run into the problem (as I don't disable UAC), but have you checked the permissions of C:? Maybe give your user account (ie, not the administrators group) write permission to it?

Also, sweet deal on a tablet!

 

[c627627]

Yeah I don't have this problem on my PC but have encountered it before on portable Windows devices.