What is VirtualStore folder?
Windows Vista and Windows 7 User Access Control (UAC) introduced a feature called the VirtualStore which is designed to add an extra layer of security protection for applications installed under the Program Files folder.
What is the VirtualStore folder Windows 10?
The Virtual Store is used to allow these applications to continue to be able to read/write files in this location (virtually), but they get stored in the Virtual Store. They just appear to virtually be under their original location. This happens transparently to the application.
How do I delete a virtual store file?
Re: Delete from Virtual Store Just go to “Files and Folders” page, create a “VirtualStore” folder under “Local Application Data” folder and under the created “VirtualStore” folder define new file removal operations to delete your file copies during install or uninstall.
Where is the virtual store?
Instead, changes to configuration files and additional added or temporary files are written to the VirtualStore. This is located in the: /User/AppData/Local/VirtualStore folder, and corresponding sub-folders.
Where can I find the virtual store?
The location for the Virtual Store is as follows: C:Users AppDataLocalVirtualStore To easily access this location, paste the following path into the location/url bar in Windows Explorer:
How do I check if a file exists in the VirtualStore?
The C# and the VB.net code below check if the file exists in the VirtualStore path (i.e. “C:\\Users\\AppData\\Local\\VirtualStore\\Program Files (x86)\\Example App”) and if it don’t exist, check in the original place (“C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Example App”). CheckFile () will return the full file path of the file.
What is the purpose of the virtual store?
The Virtual Store is used to allow these applications to continue to be able to read/write files in this location (virtually), but they get stored in the Virtual Store. They just appear to virtually be under their original location. This happens transparently to the application.
How do I clear the virtual store?
As virtual store is per user, when your application runs elevated as admin, it cannot see anything in virtual store or touch them. For your current situation, you must have the application runs in normal mode and clear the virtual store (by deleting the license file).