You will now have to give yourself permission, and you can do so by changing the Owner from TrustedInstaller to your name. Click on the Advanced button to open the Advanced Security Settings for the protected folder.Ĭlicking on Continue will open a box that will list down the permission entries for the folder. To be able to view the contents of the folder you must have at least Read permissions. To gain access to the WindowsApps folder, click on the Security tab link. Now, if you try to click on it to open it, you will not be allowed to, but you will instead see the following road-block.Ĭlicking on Continue will open the following warning box, saying that you have been denied permission to access this folder. Now you will be able to see the WindowsApps folder in the C:\Program Files folder.īefore you read further, we suggest you create a system restore point first. It is a Hidden folder, so in order to see it, you will have to first open Folder Options and check the Show hidden files, folders and drives option. But where are they installed or located? The Universal or Windows Store Applications in Windows 11/10/8 are installed in the WindowsApps folder located in the C:\Program Files folder. UWP apps can be accessed from and started by clicking on the Tiles on the Windows Start.
