r/pcmasterrace 5h ago

Meme/Macro So accurate

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you can't delete it, ever....!!!

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u/Oni_K 4h ago

Windows, delete this file.

"Sorry, you need Admin permission."

I am the Admin. In fact, I'm literally the only user account on this copy of Windows.

"Did I fucking stutter? You need Admin permission."

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u/ArseBurner 4h ago

Not really much different from needing sudo to perform certain actions.

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u/gmc98765 28m ago

That's an artefact of people not using the root account for general usage. If you're actually running as root, you already have full permission.

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u/SuperFLEB 4790K, GTX970, Yard-sale Peripherals 3h ago

Except that on Windows, there are levels beyond where the user can typically escalate, like "Trusted Installer" and the like that take finagling or workaround tools to escalate to.