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Using Process Explorer I can see that a certain file is locked by "System, PID: 4". This blocks the VB.NET VS2012 IDE from recreating the file. I am getting the "Permission denied" error. It always takes a few minutes until the file is released.
I have tried to disable just anything that might lock my file... Application compatibility, Backups, Windows Defender, Windows Indexer, just anything I could think of.
How could I find out which application "System, PID: 4" really is?
Thank you.
I know that my question sounds very much like this one: How do I find out any more information about file handles held open by the System process?
But in my case I do not have a network, so that can not be the problem.
Susan Hermfeld
Posted 2014-04-02T09:26:57.783
Reputation: 21
related https://superuser.com/questions/1395899/when-system-pid-4-is-locking-a-file-or-folder-how-can-i-determine-what-program/1517801#1517801 and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46685916/unable-to-copy-file-obj-debug-to-bin-debug-access-to-the-path-bin-debug-is-deni/53334130#53334130 and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4378192/windows-2008-r2-kernel-system-process-pid-4-is-locking-files-and-folders Particularly the second link.
– barlop – 2020-01-17T04:27:45.843@and31415 yeah and for me a a bug in MBAM(malware bytes), was causing it to say "stopping". Not sure if a restart worked, as I had lots of unsaved notepad windows open. I didn't rush to do that.. I did uninstall malware bytes. and maybe restarted, and that fixed it – barlop – 2020-01-17T04:28:50.140
Have you tried rebooting? – EliadTech – 2014-04-02T12:58:29.587
1Make sure the Application Experience Lookup Service (
AeLookupSvc) is not disabled. By default, it should be set to Manual. – and31415 – 2014-04-02T13:15:27.090