Command to rename a folder

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I am encountering an issue with renaming a folder located in “C:\Windows\System32”

I have tried the following scripts already, but it’s not working if the folder is inside the System32 directory.

move “C:\Windows\System32\folder_new” “C:\Windows\System32\folder_old”

dos rename “C:\Windows\System32\folder_new” “C:\Windows\System32\folder_old”

waithidden cmd.exe /c rename “C:\Windows\System32\folder_new” “C:\Windows\System32\folder_old”

waithidden powershell.exe Rename-Item -Path “C:\Windows\System32\folder_new” -NewName “C:\Windows\System32\folder_old”

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Try disabling wow64 redirection.

action uses wow64 redirection false
waithidden cmd.exe /c "move C:\WINDOWS\system32\folder_new C:\WINDOWS\system32\folder_old"
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