WindowsApps folder says permissions are corrupted and need to be deleted, is this normal or critical?

This is for principle: Users, other principles dont show this message.

After being unable to launch Forza without it crashing, and did everything suggested but nothing worked, I went to WindowsApps folder, right click to permissions and discovered this warning.

2 Answers

Yes, this is unfortunately normal. Amazingly, the WindowsApps folder(s) don't follow the normal ACL rules. This is a very strong reason to completely avoid all Windows Store apps whenever possible.

[Edit] I'm not sure why the downvote, this answer is correct. You can easily check it on your own system, by right-clicking C:\Program files\WindowsApp --> Properties --> Security --> Advanced --> Edit

According to your description, I suggest you try the following steps:

1. Navigate to the location C:\Program Files.
2. Right-click on the WindowsApps folder, and select Properties.
3. Turn to Security tab and click on Advanced.
4. Click on Change and then type Users in Enter the object name to select area.
5. Click on OK, then click Apply > OK. You can also add the TrustedInstaller to the users list and check if it takes effect.

However, you might be still not able to access the files. The workaround is to go inside the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\, and repeat the same way with the Microsoft.WindowsStore* folders.