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The majority of "Access Denied" errors occur simply because the user session lacks elevated rights. If you open CMD via the Start menu or search bar, it opens as a standard user by default.
C:\Users\Admin> attrib -r -s C:\Hidden\File.dat Access denied - File is write-protected or requires administrator rights. access denied cmd
Access Denied.
If running as Administrator does not work, the file likely belongs to the system. This is common when deleting old Windows folders (like Windows.old ) or modifying system files. The majority of "Access Denied" errors occur simply