How to Fix Error Occurred Applying Attributes to the File
One of the most common problems is the Windows 10 error when applying attributes, which is usually displayed with the message: An error occurred when attributes were applied to the file: Access is denied.
Each time you receive an access denial error message or other error when accessing or working with files/folders on Windows 10, you receive either the access denial error (or a similar message), so you cannot access or modify files or folders (change/save/delete), or open files or folders after an upgrade or a new version of Windows.