I am trying to make a clean new install of adobe flashplayer. I have downloaded the uninstaller, run it, then went into C - Windows - System 32 - and wanted to deleted any remaining files - but I can't. It says "you require permission from TrustedInstaller to make changes to this file". This is my computer. Nobody else works on it
show a little dignity instead of being a broken record.
The screenshots you posted are the version of Flash Player that Microsoft bundled with Windows 10. Microsoft controls those folders. We can't write or delete in those locations. This is an intentional design choice on Microsoft's part.
The only way that you can remove those files is to run the appropriate update. Microsoft will eventually make this patch mandatory, but right now, it's optional and can be manually applied.
Microsoft Update for Removal of Flash Player for IE and Edge on Windows 8 and higher
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4577586/update-for-removal-of-adobe-flash-player
Again, there's no dodge here. This is Microsoft's distribution of Flash Player, and they've locked the permissions down so that they're the only ones that can modify those locations on the filesystem. There's no clever workaround to offer.
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