Delete directory which needs admin perms with c++ - c++

Question

I'm trying to delete Windows Defender's scans history and backup history using C++, but I have no clue how I can do it.
I'm using this code:
std::string wdefenderhistory = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\History"; //defender history
std::string wdefenderbackupstore = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\BackupStore"; //defender backups
if (std::filesystem::exists(wdefenderhistory)) {
std::filesystem::remove_all(wdefenderhistory);
}
if (std::filesystem::exists(wdefenderbackupstore)) {
std::filesystem::remove_all(wdefenderbackupstore);
}
I tried already with std::fs::remove() and std::remove(), but nothing works.
Any way to force deleting a folder with admin rights without using system() / ShellExecute() syntax?
Started the program as admin, etc etc - nothing works, so I'm asking there.
std::fs::remove_all() is also giving me a memory error:
I'm sure for 99% that error code will be 0x5

Answer 1

I noticed that some folders in directory (only CacheManager and everything under it needs) does not needs the "admin" perms,
so i solved the problem with:
code is deleting every folder w/o admin privilege and keeps C:\..\History path :)
std::string wdefenderhistory = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\History"; //defender history
std::string wdefenderbackupstore = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\BackupStore"; //defender backups
if (std::filesystem::exists(wdefenderhistory)) {
const std::filesystem::path defenderhist{ "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\History" };
for (auto const& dir_entry : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator{ defenderhist })
{
try {
const std::filesystem::path cachemanager{ "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Scans\\History\\CacheManager" };
for (auto const& dir_entryy : std::filesystem::recursive_directory_iterator{ cachemanager })
{
if (dir_entry != dir_entryy && dir_entry != cachemanager) {
std::filesystem::remove_all(dir_entry);
}
}
}
catch (std::filesystem::filesystem_error const& ex) {
std::cout
<< "what(): " << ex.what() << '\n'
<< "path1(): " << ex.path1() << '\n'
<< "path2(): " << ex.path2() << '\n'
<< "code().value(): " << ex.code().value() << '\n'
<< "code().message(): " << ex.code().message() << '\n'
<< "code().category(): " << ex.code().category().name() << '\n';
}
}
}
Please mark this thread as solved because i dont know how to do it, thank you