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  • March 12, 2026
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CloverKite__

Hi, Ive had razer synapse 4 for a while, and recently I realized it wasn't working properly, so I uninstalled it and attempted to reinstall it, I was met with absolutely nothing. I run the exe, (as normal and as admin) and nothing happens, I get a text document stating "Failed to write installed file (no such file or directory)"

I have tried a lot of different methods to get around this, I have cleared every scrap of old razers file off my device including registry data. I have reinstalled windows. Ive done it all, and I get the exact same error message every time. I was so desperate that even chat gpt couldn't help me. I'm using windows 11, and there is not a single article/forum I've seen that has this exact error message, it's always "(permission denied)" as the specification. I don't know what Im doing and I'm getting frustrated because I've spent two days trying to fix this, I really need someone who's smart to help me.

Best answer by CloverKite__

SOLVED - removing permissions from admin, your self user tied to the account, and SYSTEM, and then immediately re-adding them, gave me permission to delete the last Razer file inside of Windows > installer. 

 was then able to install Razer synapse because it needed a file to download (a file existed but couldn't be accessed by anything, not even me. But I fixed that) 

I hope this helps someone in the nest future

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  • March 12, 2026

SOLVED - removing permissions from admin, your self user tied to the account, and SYSTEM, and then immediately re-adding them, gave me permission to delete the last Razer file inside of Windows > installer. 

 was then able to install Razer synapse because it needed a file to download (a file existed but couldn't be accessed by anything, not even me. But I fixed that) 

I hope this helps someone in the nest future