How To Fix "You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" In Windows 10
Why do you get this error “You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder” when you try to delete some folders in Windows 10?
Microsoft ended it’s support for Windows 7 January, 2020. This means Windows 7 users will no longer get security updates from Windows and some popular softwares could stop supporting Windows 7. It is therefore advisable that users upgrade to Windows 10.
Windows 10 can be over-enthusiastic when it comes to security and privacy. For instance the error “You'll need to provide administrator permission” will occur whenever you try to delete, copy, rename or change settings in some files/folders.
Below are some methods you can fix this error with in Windows 10.
Activate Administrator Account
One way to avoid this error is to activate your system’s administrator’s account. This way, when you try to perform any action, you are recognized as an administrator.
- Run command prompt as an administrator. Type cmd in your computer's search box, right click > run as administrator.
- Run the following command in command prompt to set administrator as active.
Net user administrator/active:yes
- Input administrator’s password by running the command below.
// Replace “YourPassword” with a password of your choice
Net user administrator YourPassword
- Restart your system to make changes active. Now, you can delete any folder you wish to.
Use Third Party Software
You can also make use of third party softwares to delete files/folders that throw "You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" error. Third party software like BitRaser, Eraser, WipeFile, and Permadelete can be used for deleting files and folders that throw administrator permission error.
Error Fixed
This error "You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" can be pretty embittering sometimes, especially when you need to make “that” change immediately on your file/folder. But, with the methods above, You can now delete, copy, rename or change settings in files/folders of your choice any time you wish to.