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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,
>
> I hope this email finds you well, I want you to be assisted in resolving
> this following issue. kindly look at the below concern,
>
> """I=E2=80=99m running into an error where I get a 'This app can=E2=80=99=
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."""
>
>
> *Here=E2=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve tried so far:*
>
> *Uninstalled python software from the apps settings and reinstalled pytho=
n
> software from the official python.org site
>
> *Added Python to the PATH in the Environment Variables. (system variables=
,
> User variables.)
>
> ***C:\Users\Bharath\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\
> ***C:\Users\Bharath\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\Scripts\
>
> * 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.
>
> * Additionally I've checked windows apps interference whether it is causi=
ng
> this error, and I saw a couple of python.exe files in this folder contain=
s
> 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. refe=
r
> to the following error for your further reference.
>
>
>
> *https://i.sstatic.net/6koOnZBM.png
> <https://i.sstatic.net/6koOnZBM.png>https://i.sstatic.net/65JC9FuB.png
> <https://i.sstatic.net/65JC9FuB.png>*
>
> * Ran the Command Prompt as an administrator.
>
> *Tried multiple other troubleshooting steps, but none of them worked.
>
> Despite these efforts, the issue persists. Could someone please help me
> resolve this?
>
> Extending my request you to kindly help me out of this error and give me
> the root cause of this problem.
>
>
> *Kind regards, *
>
> *Sincerely,*
>
> *Praveen Kumar*
>
> *Mob: *+91 9515531643
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