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’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.""" > > > *Here’s what I’ve tried so far:* > > *Uninstalled python software from the apps settings and reinstalled python > 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 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. > > > > *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 > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
