Cannot Uninstall Pyenv Python version, Get Error (70) uninstalling version 3.7.3: Permission denied

  • I am trying to uninstall this python version 3.7.3 that i installed using pyenv on Windows 10 :
pyenv versions
* 3.7.3 (set by C:\Users\Esc\.pyenv\pyenv-win\version)
  • Typing
pyenv uninstall 3.7.3

in cmd with Admin access gives this error:

pyenv: Error (70) uninstalling version 3.7.3: Permission denied
  • Deleting the pyenv folder using
rmdir /s /q  C:\Users\Esc\.pyenv

gives this error log:

C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\libssl-1_1-x64.dll - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\pyexpat.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\select.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\sqlite3.dll - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\unicodedata.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\_asyncio.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\_bz2.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\_ctypes.pyd - Access is denied.
C:\Users\U\.pyenv\PYENV-~2\versions\3751C5~1.3\DLLs\_decimal.pyd - Access is denied

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