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I'm on Windows 10 on a new computer, not from work. Every now and then, seemingly at random, my Silverfrost compiler (up to date as of 28th July 2017) will create a .exe file when I compile that requests admin rights to delete, move, or modify. The thing is, I am the administrator, and the file doesn't care.

I try deleting it as an administrator, I try running the command line as an administrator and deleting it, I try modifying the permissions of the folder its in to recursively give me rights, nothing works. The only way I can delete it is if I boot my PC from a linux USB.

Vladimir F Героям слава
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  • Isn't the program still running? I would contact the tech support of your compiler vendor. – Vladimir F Героям слава Jul 28 '17 at 17:56
  • I've restarted my computer and still it remains undeletable. – J.Doe Jul 28 '17 at 18:50
  • My guess is that it's your antivirus program that is holding the file open. AV programs often create problems with compilers as they treat newly-created EXEs as suspicious. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle for a handy tool to check. – Steve Lionel Jul 29 '17 at 20:26

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