Re: "Getting 'This app can’t run on your PC' (Access Denied) error when running Python or checking version in CMD on Windows 11"

I just recently found out that Windows 11 has an option to only allow apps
from the Microsoft store. I think it was an option I happened to see
somewhere. Maybe that option is set on your PC? If you've already installed
and run other non-Microsoft apps, maybe that option got changed recently by
accident? I don't know.

On Sat, 8 Mar 2025 at 16:59, Praveen Kumar via Python-list <
python-list@python.org> wrote:

Hi Python community and members,
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I hope this email finds you well, I want you to be assisted in resolving
this following issue. kindly look at the below concern,
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"""I’m running into an error where I get a 'This app can’t run on your PC'
pop-up with (Access is Denied error) whenever I try to run the Python
version (python --version) or run python.exe in the Command Prompt on
Windows 11."""
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*Here’s what I’ve tried so far:*
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*Uninstalled python software from the apps settings and reinstalled python
software from the official python.org site
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*Added Python to the PATH in the Environment Variables. (system variables,
User variables.)
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***C:\Users\Bharath\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\
***C:\Users\Bharath\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\Scripts\
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* however, then after I tried running direct path execution in the cmd.
"C:\Users\Bharath\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe"
--version, however it works well and it executed and showed the version,
but without file path, it won't work anyway.
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* Additionally I've checked windows apps interference whether it is causing
this error, and I saw a couple of python.exe files in this folder contains
0KB size then I thought these were corrupted and after I tried deleting
these files, later I re-checked in cmd, however the issue persisted. refer
to the following error for your further reference.
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*https://i.sstatic.net/6koOnZBM.png
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* Ran the Command Prompt as an administrator.
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*Tried multiple other troubleshooting steps, but none of them worked.
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Despite these efforts, the issue persists. Could someone please help me
resolve this?
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Extending my request you to kindly help me out of this error and give me
the root cause of this problem.
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*Kind regards, *
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*Sincerely,*
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*Praveen Kumar*
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*Mob: *+91 9515531643
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