Access is denied.: how to modify APPDATA file?

[tinfanide]

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ECHO.>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\slideshow.ini

I would like to use batch scripts to modify the slideshow.ini file. Yet it returns:

Access is denied.

It's okay, though, to read the file with

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notepad.exe %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\slideshow.ini

[foxidrive]

cacls.exe can modify the permissions in a batch file.

You may need to change the permissions for the folder or branch as well as the file.

[tinfanide]

Just found why the message was shown.

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ATTRIB -H %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\slideshow.ini
ECHO.>%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\slideshow.ini
ATTRIB +H %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\slideshow.ini

After realising the file is hidden (just a sudden thought), it'd be easy to fix it.
Just realise hidden files are protected from being modified.

Haven't tried your suggestion.
But learnt a new thing from you.
Lovely.
Thanks.