Update Permission Blocked: I've tried everything

Desktop App Tech Support
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I keep running into this error message when updating OW2:

Please try again after logging on as an administrator.

I can complete the whole download but get stuck with this error at 99%. I’ve tried every suggested fix for this error and none of them work. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled battle.net and OW2 at least a half dozen times each. Ever since the season 14 update I’ve had this issue. I have no idea what do other than wiping my whole desktop and reinstalling windows. Please help!

OW2 runs fine for me on Steam. I would keep playing there without complaint, however I am not credited my Gamepass skins there. I’m only credited them when I launch in battle.net. If there’s a fix for this then I don’t care if battle.net ever works again.

Solutions I’ve tried:

  • Run as admin
  • Create a new user admin account
  • uninstall and reinstall game
  • uninstall and reinstall battle.net
  • uninstall and reinstall both battle.net and OW2
  • cleared app data for Blizzard and battle.net
  • scan and repair game

Literally out of suggested ideas I could find online other than nuking this pc and starting over. Which is pretty ridiculous when all I want is to access gamepass skins

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Another app might be controlling permissions, even though you’re using an admin account. Security apps?

3

There are no third party security apps on my computer. Just Windows defender. No additional apps were installed that I’m aware of between the last time it worked and when the season 14 patch came out that broke my updates.

Edit: Fixed the problem!! Had to uninstall GG steel series app and Riot client. Not sure which was holding me back but once I got rid of both the update worked.