How to Fix - You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.

UPDATE ON SOLUTION: Use Resident Shield Exceptions instead, see the annotation at 2:35 to see where this is if you can't find it.

'Windows cannot access the specified device,path,or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.'

AVG Free Solution: So you get that message when you try to open a file even if you do have the administrator rights on your user account. This is commonly caused by AVG Free Anitvirus recognising the file as anti-Windows. You may have tried exiting the AVG user interface in the task bar and found that the program still cannot be open. I show you how i managed to fix this problem with my example of WPE Pro being used.

-Dr.Chaos

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[epiphany187]

Theres a better way to fix this problem becouse this solution only works on certain file. On Your Virus Protections Program Go To TOOLS>RESIDENT SHEILD>EXCLUDED FILES. Then just add the file or program u want to run

[leafydave]

i love you

[grandsonic1]

what if you cant evn get to avg

[AMAYANPRODUCTION]

thank you.

[hatem919]

but, when I click Apply, it doesn't apply

[ramyalqamy]

Thank you very much You are a genius

[huggiebean]

NM, Turned off resident shield temporarily and it worked fine! Thanks!

[huggiebean]

Didn't work for me... Running AVG Free 2011 on Win7 x86 trying to open a keygen marked with a trojan.... Sigh, any ideas?

[TheJeako]

im an administrator but i cant change permissions over Steam, keeps saying acces Denied when i try to give myself permissions..

[vicouture11]

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! I solved my problem without the need to call my boyfriend... :D