It's all about granting permissions
Solution: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions.
Is your PC giving you the error message “Windows cannot open the specified device, path, or file” when you try to open a file or device path? Chances are that you either don’t have the appropriate permissions to open the selected file or the device you’re trying to open isn’t connected to your PC at all.
There are several reasons why Windows displays the above mentioned error. Follow some common solutions below to get rid of the problem.
Windows may display the error message "Windows Cannot Access the Specified Device Path or File" when you try to open a file for which you do not have the correct permissions. You can enable all permissions for the file and that should solve your problem.
