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Hey Arthy42! Sorry for the headache — your PC is totally fine, here is why Windows is doing that:

Why you can't extract or delete the file ("Access Denied / Admin Permission"):

1. Windows Defender File Lock: Because this is a free indie test build without a paid Microsoft digital publisher signature, and the package is pretty large (~4 GB with the offline sherpa-onnx voice recognition models embedded), Windows Defender freezes and locks the .zip in the background to scan every file inside it. While Windows Defender holds the file open in the background, Windows Explorer blocks you from extracting, moving, or even deleting it.
2. Background Launcher Process: If you double-clicked LAVOICE-Amigos.exe directly inside the .zip before extracting, the launcher silently started unpacking the runtime and voice models to %LOCALAPPDATA%\LAVOICE\runtime in the background, which also locks the file until it finishes.

How to unlock and delete (or extract) it right now:

• To delete the file: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager, check if LAVOICE-Amigos.exe or LAVOICE.exe is running in the background, and click End Task (or simply restart your PC so Windows Defender releases the file handle). After that, you'll be able to delete the .zip normally without any Admin permission pop-up.
• If you still want to try the game: Right-click the .zip file $\rightarrow$ Properties $\rightarrow$ check the "Unblock" box at the bottom $\rightarrow$ Apply, and extract it to a normal user folder (like your Desktop) using 7-Zip or WinRAR before opening LAVOICE-Amigos.exe.
• Quick heads-up: Just so you know before extracting, this early test build's menus and offline voice recognition vocabulary (V to speak / T for the text console) currently only work in Portuguese!