# Ensurepip failing with “Access is denied” error when attempting to read Windows file

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/ensurepip-failing-with-access-is-denied-error-when-attempting-to-read-windows-file/30241>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Tags:** help\
**Created:** [July 25, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/ensurepip-failing-with-access-is-denied-error-when-attempting-to-read-windows-file/30241 "2023-07-25T09:34:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![AK88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@AK88](https://discuss.python.org/u/AK88)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/ensurepip-failing-with-access-is-denied-error-when-attempting-to-read-windows-file/30241/25 "2023-08-04T01:39:14Z")

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With the workaround in [Discussion](https://discuss.python.org/t/ensurepip-failing-with-access-is-denied-error-when-attempting-to-read-windows-registry/21482/10), it solved.  
Let’s close it in the future.

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