[issue38683] Installation failed - no privileges to access directory

Steve Dower added the comment: To change the install location to Program Files, you should select the "Install for All Users" option at the top of the page where you modified the install location. This will cause the installer to elevate. Generic access errors should not trigger elevation -

[issue38683] Installation failed - no privileges to access directory

Change by Ned Deily : -- components: +Windows nosy: +paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware type: crash -> ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue38683] Installation failed - no privileges to access directory

New submission from Benedek Rácz : Python installation failed when I try to install to system dir on Windows 10. (C:\Program Files\Python37) **Reproduce** I have downloaded the installer, and I have changed the install location to `C:\Program Files\Python37`. Then I get the attached error. *