SOLVED: windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item

[SqUeEbO]

I have found out how to fix this problem if an antivirus program is not causing the issue. All you have to do is go to your Steam file in your x86 file in the C: drive. When you are at the Steam folder simply right click it and then go to properties. Go to the security tab and then go to Edit... and then Add.. Here you are going to add the "Everyone" user. When you hit Add... you are then going to go to the Advanced... on the "Select User or Groups" box. After you have hit advanced you are going to see a "Find Now" button click it. It will then show a list of users. Find the "Everyone" User and double click on it. Then after you have added it you are going to go ahead set Full Control for that User. After you have done this you should be able to access the folder. This worked for me when I was getting the error in Rainbow Six.

[76561198412668683]

Hey,

Glad to hear you managed to find a resolution for this :)

- Ubisoft Support

[SpawnMOD]

I'm on the latest Insider build 18323 and have the same issue, though it is not due to antivirus, instead due to the insider build.
I found that PubG had the same issue with BattlEye and a patch that just came out for it fixed the issue it had... I renamed the BEService_x64.exe under the siege\BattlEye folder, and copied the the BEService_x64.exe from the pubg\BattleEye folder there, and then was able to launch Siege again without the error.
Now Siege works for single player again and custom LAN matches, but once playing online I'm kicked after about 10-15 seconds in game, now due to it saying "Bad service version"...

So I suspect BattlEye is fixed, now Ubisoft just needs to get the updated BattlEye into their updates so won't get the "Bad service version" anymore.

[76561198432872620]

Originally posted by SpawnMOD:

I'm on the latest Insider build 18323 and have the same issue, though it is not due to antivirus, instead due to the insider build.
I found that PubG had the same issue with BattlEye and a patch that just came out for it fixed the issue it had... I renamed the BEService_x64.exe under the siege\BattlEye folder, and copied the the BEService_x64.exe from the pubg\BattleEye folder there, and then was able to launch Siege again without the error.
Now Siege works for single player again and custom LAN matches, but once playing online I'm kicked after about 10-15 seconds in game, now due to it saying "Bad service version"...

So I suspect BattlEye is fixed, now Ubisoft just needs to get the updated BattlEye into their updates so won't get the "Bad service version" anymore.

Hey,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this, i'll pass this thread over to our R6S team so they can check it out

- Ubisoft Support Team

[SpawnMOD]

Originally posted by Ubi-Bandicoot:

Originally posted by SpawnMOD:

I'm on the latest Insider build 18323 and have the same issue, though it is not due to antivirus, instead due to the insider build.
I found that PubG had the same issue with BattlEye and a patch that just came out for it fixed the issue it had... I renamed the BEService_x64.exe under the siege\BattlEye folder, and copied the the BEService_x64.exe from the pubg\BattleEye folder there, and then was able to launch Siege again without the error.
Now Siege works for single player again and custom LAN matches, but once playing online I'm kicked after about 10-15 seconds in game, now due to it saying "Bad service version"...

So I suspect BattlEye is fixed, now Ubisoft just needs to get the updated BattlEye into their updates so won't get the "Bad service version" anymore.

Hey,

Thanks for sharing your experience with this, i'll pass this thread over to our R6S team so they can check it out

- Ubisoft Support Team

Much appreciated. Thank you!

[chiefqueef47]

Originally posted by SpawnMOD:

I'm on the latest Insider build 18323 and have the same issue, though it is not due to antivirus, instead due to the insider build.
I found that PubG had the same issue with BattlEye and a patch that just came out for it fixed the issue it had... I renamed the BEService_x64.exe under the siege\BattlEye folder, and copied the the BEService_x64.exe from the pubg\BattleEye folder there, and then was able to launch Siege again without the error.
Now Siege works for single player again and custom LAN matches, but once playing online I'm kicked after about 10-15 seconds in game, now due to it saying "Bad service version"...

So I suspect BattlEye is fixed, now Ubisoft just needs to get the updated BattlEye into their updates so won't get the "Bad service version" anymore.

Same thing is happening to me on the build 18312

[FlickerSoul]

same problem on the build 18329

[PersonalMatthew]

Tried this and didn't fix for 18329. Please help and change to not solved.

[FlickerSoul]

I copied the battleEye file from another game, and it worked. The game run normally, but the server kicked out since the version of the copied battleEye does not match the server version.

[joshdigit]

Same problem with The Crew 2

[Jakey]

Has this BattlEye error finally been fixed? Been waiting about 6+ months now. It's a joke.

[newraze5115]

I'm having the same problem with The Crew 2 as well.

[SgT_Meowmers]

works for me, thank you

[DemizedEmpire]

ive been playing this game for a while now with no problem nothing as changed except varios updates and as of maybe a week ago and now im getting the same error. ive uninstalled and reinstalled everything steam uplay R6S ive saved them to the same foulder on the same drive ive tried different drives or same drives different files im ran as admin iv given permissions to everything ive turned off antivirus and firewall both microsoft cause i dont use 3rd party.. battle eye pops up and shows failed to load game after the error pops up.... ive restarted pc im shut down and back on ive updated my OS windows 10

pc specs
8700K
2070 gigabyte
64g Gskill ram 3200
1tb WD Blue
1tb WD Black
500gb samsung 850 evo
500gb samsung 860 evo (OS installed)

[76561198401197618]

Hey Demized, could you try disabling your firewall / antivirus software to see if it is interfering with the games access to the local disc?

Dont forget to re-enable it afterwards.
- Ubisoft Support

[naurog]

Same problem here. Disabling antivirus and firewall doesn't help. I tried lunching game as admin and changing folder access rights etc. Still not working.