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

[Kinglet]

hey everyone !
i keep getting this error while i lunch my game
tried every single method on the internet and youtube and i have no idea what to do anymore...!
changed security options of the game , tried running everything as admin , disable enable firewall , reinstalled the game removed every single file for R6 !
currently i have win 11 and everything is updated and i have no issue with any other game !
p.s: while trying all these method i managed to get the game running but after a restart i keep getting the same error and i have to do everything all over again !
thanks in advance !

[Ubi-Vinci]

Hey Kinglet,

Sorry to hear it that you cannot launch Rainbow Six Siege on your PC.

Did the game work on this PC before and stopped suddenly?
Or is this a new PC and a new installation and you have not been able to launch it at all?

Can you share with us the full specs of your PC please?
CPU:
GPU:
RAM:
Storage type (NVME, SSD, HDD):

Do you have any additional USB accessories plugged in?
Do you have more than one monitor?
Is the Ubisoft Connect and the game installed on the system C drive?

Please include the GPU driver version and date and the game's installation path.

[Kinglet]

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Hey Kinglet,

Sorry to hear it that you cannot launch Rainbow Six Siege on your PC.

Did the game work on this PC before and stopped suddenly?
Or is this a new PC and a new installation and you have not been able to launch it at all?

Can you share with us the full specs of your PC please?
CPU:
GPU:
RAM:
Storage type (NVME, SSD, HDD):

Do you have any additional USB accessories plugged in?
Do you have more than one monitor?
Is the Ubisoft Connect and the game installed on the system C drive?

Please include the GPU driver version and date and the game's installation path.

the game was working fine when i installed it but the next day when i started im having this issue... did nothing to the game and pc since then !
and as i said... did all the fixes on the internet managed to get the game working for just a day without quiting it !
and i dont have any anti-virus installed as well !

CPU: Intel Core i5 13400F
GPU: Nvidia GeFroce RTX 4060 8GB
RAM: 16 gb Ram 3200
Storage type (NVME, SSD, HDD): 1 tb SSD M2

Do you have any additional USB accessories plugged in? its just the mouse and keyboard
Do you have more than one monitor? yes i got 2 monitors a 270 hertz and a 60 hertz
Is the Ubisoft Connect and the game installed on the system C drive? yes both game and ubisoft are installed on C drive ... game is in default installation path on C !

Driver Date: 10/15/2024
Driver Version: 32.0.15.6603

and here is the exact Error !
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix.exe
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Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.
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OK
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[Ubi-Vinci]

Thank you, Kinglet.

All the specs and installation path are absolutely fine.

See if you can launch the game from the RainbowSix.exe file directly, but launch it as administrator - right-click on the file - Run as Administrator.

Make sure that Ubisoft Connect is completely closed, not just minimised to the task bar.

If this does not help you, I would advise reinstalling the game, but via Ubisoft Connect launched as administrator - the same way.

[Kinglet]

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Thank you, Kinglet.

All the specs and installation path are absolutely fine.

See if you can launch the game from the RainbowSix.exe file directly, but launch it as administrator - right-click on the file - Run as Administrator.

Make sure that Ubisoft Connect is completely closed, not just minimised to the task bar.

If this does not help you, I would advise reinstalling the game, but via Ubisoft Connect launched as administrator - the same way.

Nope not working thank you tho !
i gave up already will play something else for a while until its gets fixed or something...