Question exe files with a generic icon + error when clicked on

Amossss

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Hi

I'm installing a new computer (nuc intel i7 8809g)/Windows 10 pro and I have a weird behavior.

What can cause the problem in the attached?
It seems that extracting (winrar) the files into the downloads/desktop folder is causing this.
If I extract the file into c:\portables\ folder (for example), then it's ok.

I'm confused.
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I think something is very wrong with my permissions, I just now extracted filezilla folder into c:\portables and it was ok.

But when I ran it, it says a file was missing.
When I looked for it, it told me I have no permissions to read this folder (c:\portables\filezilla\app\filezilla) and it asked for permissions. I gave it and then it worked. But then other permissions popups started to happen about writing files into those folders.

It looks like something is messed up with the permissions. I know the "easy" way is to re-install everything but I wonder if there's something else to do before that. Thanks
 
OK, installed Windows 10 again and apparently the user that is created as part of the installation, even though he's in the admin group, is lack of admin rights.

I enabled the administrator user and now I'm working with it and all is good so assuming this is my home/personal computer, my question would be:

  1. Should I just keep using this administrator user and delete/remove the other one?
  2. Somehow understand how to make the other admin user a real admin user with admin rights and disable the administrator user.

Any thoughts?
Thanks
 

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