![]() ![]() ![]() Layer 1: This layer is called the Trusted Installer layer and used to protect the Windows folder, the WindowsApps folders on all drives and various other critical system files and folders and it's also the way Windows Update for example can modify the system. This happens via UAC when you launch a program that has to access the system in a deeper manner and also applies to folders like C:\Program Files where you have to give extra permissions to modify files and folders. Layer 2: This is the Administrator layer that you still have to specifically grant permissions for even if you User Account is set to be an Admin. Layer 3: This is the User Layer, these are for files and apps that generally don't touch the system and belong to your own user-account in Windows, you can access and modify them freely. ![]() These games are installed in the "WindowsApps" folder of any particular drive and can't be accessed in normal ways due to the way Windows permissions work. I don't know why this problem happens but it's pretty easy to cleanly fix when it does if you know how to do it. Also please check the Threadmarks for other important posts!Īlright I figured I make this thread because alot of people seem to run into the issue of Win10/11 UWP games and apps not properly uninstalling and then they try various methods to fix the problem which in some cases make things only worse. It will still reclaim space but likely not fix any installation issues! This guide is really just for these cases where you uninstall a game, it gets removed from the database and isn't listed anywhere anymore and yet you didn't get space back. IMPORTANT INFO: As user flyinj noted this won't help you if your AppX database got corrupted. ![]()
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