Progam Files (x86) folder stays in read-only.

[Rustys]

With out knowing what and or how you have tried to create the shortcut

See if this helps at all.

Is it listed in the start menu?

Right Click on the file that you use to run it
You can click Pin to Taskbar which will put it on the taskbar

OR

Click on More and select Open File Location
The file should be highlighted right click on it and hover over Send To
Now Select Desktop (Create Shortcut)

OR

Right click on the desktop go to New
Select Shortcut
Then click the browse button
Find the executable file and select that.
Click OK
Click Next
Click Finish

[Timpie]

First time folder i wanted to take ownership of was C:\Program Files (x86)
It didn’t worked, so i tried other folders. First was just my C:\ drive like this " takeown /F C:"
That worked, then i put takeown on C:\Telegram. that was successful too.
Then finally i did it on C:\Users. and it kept on running taking ownership of all those subfolders.. It was too much. After an hour and a half i closed that out.
When i do it now on C:\Telegram. I get this:

ERROR: The current logged on user does not have ownership privileges on
the file (or folder) “C:\Telegram”.

Even though on my C:\ it went good:

SUCCESS: The file (or folder): "C:" now owned by user “DESKTOP-SU6S5Q5\Thypi”.

[Timpie]

With out knowing what and or how you have tried to create the shortcut

See if this helps at all.

Is it listed in the start menu?

Right Click on the file that you use to run it
You can click Pin to Taskbar which will put it on the taskbar

OR

Click on More and select Open File Location
The file should be highlighted right click on it and hover over Send To
Now Select Desktop (Create Shortcut)

OR

Right click on the desktop go to New
Select Shortcut
Then click the browse button
Find the executable file and select that.
Click OK
Click Next
Click Finish

I have moved the folder of the entire program (MetaTrader 5) that resides in: C:\Program Files (x86)\MetaTrader5
To another location on my external harddrive. That works. I created a shortcut in there with a “/portable” in the target field of the new shortcut.
I have to re-configure and adjust all my charts.. indicators.. back to how it was.
My profiles where saved in " C:\Users\barto\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal \2ACA3D1E33AC9178E1A290174FACE687 " which i previously didnt had access towards

[Rustys]

Thank you the additional information explains what and why more specifically.
@AndroidOS I leave this in you more capable hands.

[veeg]

Any updates?

[Rustys]

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