How do you edit windows 8 app files?

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2014-07
  • Ben

    I want to fiddle around with some windows 8 apps on my laptop. I have access to the app files, but when I try to save my changes, a screen pops up that says, "access to the path [path name] is denied." how do I fix this?

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  • Fazer87

    The folder is C:\program files\WindowsApps but as you rightly pointed out - you will get an access denied error.

    To fix this, you will need to double click the folder. This will give you a prompt to get admin approval. Click "Continue" and it will fail - presenting you with another box. This box will have a hyperlink in it to go to the "security tab". Click that link and this will open a new window. Tap the advanced button in that window and change the owner of the file to yourself. You can then clode all dialogue boxes.

    Once you have done this, go back into the security tab and addd yourself with full control to edit these files.

    Word of warning though - this is known to stop apps from working - so tread carefully and only do this if you have a genuine need to do so.


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  • Keith Barrows

    I'm trying to edit the hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts), because I want to setup a local redirect for my website (like I've always done in XP). However, I can't save the changes!

    I have taken ownership, I have allowed my account full access and have tweaked every other setting I can think of. Every time I edit and save it, "Access is denied" pops up.

    How do I get past this?


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  • Ryan Kearney

    You have to open it with administrative access.

    Launch Notepad with Administrative access then re-open the file.

  • Justin Grant

    run notepad as administrator by right-clicking on a shortcut to notepad, and then opening the hosts file.

  • user269562

    Methods\Procedures

    1. Sometimes we need to modify hosts file to achieve your goals. XP OS supports saving it after modify directly. But on Windows 7 OS it prompts you have no permission to modify it.

    2. Open this file in local path c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc.

    3. Then right click on it, select properties option.

    4. In the opened host properties, switch to “Security” tab.

    5. Then click Advanced button.

    6. In the opened window, we select “Change permissions” button.

    7. Check out “Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent” option, then click Add button.

    8. After click Add button we back to the previous window, click confirm, pops up Windows safe window, click Yes.

    9. Click confirm again, back to host properties window, then we select Administrators and click edit button.

    10. We checked the current user’s management group, to give full control permissions.

    11. Click confirm button, then we can modify hosts file now.

    can refer to the link:http://itsprite.com/windows7how-to-save-the-modified-hosts-file-on-windows-7/