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[–] SkepticalMartian 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

This is entirely correct, and it's surprising this answer is not being given the love it deserves. Post Windows XP systems do in fact have reduced privileges for program files and program files(x86). This is why modern games store save data and other things inside your user directories instead of where the game resides.

Some people opt to get around this by running the games with administrator privileges, but this is a very bad idea from a security perspective. No game should ever have to run with admin. Installing to a different location is the best way to go about it.