XAMPP on Windows 8.1 - Can't edit files in htdocs

Question

I'm using XAMPP on Windows 8.1. When I'm trying to edit files located in htdocs folder, it does not allow me to save the changes.

Alert message looks like:

Unable to save: Error: Access is denied

I can't give you exact solution but i remember that i had similar problem on Windows 7. I had to enable administrator permission to xampp folder and i also disabled UAC. However it might be that you can't edit/save file if file is used by another program. — lonerunner, Aug 16 '15 at 20:32

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

Right click on the htdocs folder and then select Properties
Move to the Security tab
Select Advanced and then Owner
Change the owner to Administrator
On the Permissions window click on the Add button to open the Group or user names- you can enter everyone and then click OK
Select Full Control by placing a check mark on Allow

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