If not, select the Allow check box.Ĭlose the Permissions dialog and return to the Properties dialog.
Select the SYSTEM user account, and verify in the Permissions section that Full Control is set to Allow. If prompted, approve the User Account Control.
Open File Explorer (or Windows Explorer), right-click the drive that you want to install the Windows Installer package to, and then click Properties.Ĭlick the Security tab. To grant Full Control permissions to the SYSTEM account, follow these steps: Use this method if you receive the error message because the SYSTEM account does not have Full Control permissions on the folder you are installing the Windows Installer package to. Grant Full Control permissions to the SYSTEM account. Use this method if you receive the error message because the drive that contains the folder that you try to install the Windows Installer package to is accessed as a substitute drive.
Install the package to a drive that is not accessed as a substitute drive. Use this method if you receive the error message because you try to install the Windows Installer package to a folder that is encrypted. Install the package to a folder that is not encrypted.
In such cases, the app is likely still installed on the PC, resulting in this error when you attempt to reinstall the app.
If you previously had a desktop shortcut for an app, the shortcut may have been lost during the upgrade to Windows 10. To resolve this problem, use any one of the following methods, depending on the cause of the problem:Ĭheck if the app is already installed on the PC. You notice the error message because the Windows Installer service uses the SYSTEM account to install software.