403 error

Hi, i have a 403 error…
i tried everything but it won’t help 🙁
I have windows server 2019 with xampp.
it’s a local testserver so firewall is fully disabled.
the xampp installation folder is located at my Desktop.
inside there, I have 2 virtual hosts configured in the httpd-vhosts.conf:
(I replaced the site names with the “HIDDEN”)
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<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin HIDDEN
    DocumentRoot "C:/Users/Administrator/Desktop/Xamp/virtualHosts/HIDDEN.site"
    ServerName HIDDEN.site
    ErrorLog "logs/HIDDEN.site-error.log"
    CustomLog "logs/HIDDEN.site-access.log" common

    <directory "C:/Users/Administrator/Desktop/Xamp/virtualHosts/HIDDEN.site">
        options Indexes
        Allowoverride All
        Require all granted
    </directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@HIDDEN.site
    DocumentRoot "C:/Users/Administrator/Desktop/Xamp/virtualHosts/HIDDEN.site"
    ServerName HIDDEN.site
    ErrorLog "logs/HIDDEN.site-error.log"
    CustomLog "logs/HIDDEN.site-access.log" common

    <directory "C:/Users/Administrator/Desktop/Xamp/virtualHosts/HIDDEN.site">
        options Indexes
        Allowoverride All
        Require all granted
    </directory>
</VirtualHost>

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(yes the xamp is a typo :p it needs to be xampp but I’m too lazy to change all the config files)
I then havea subfolder in the main xamp called “virtualHosts”, in there, I have 2 wordpress installations (each in separate folder). the 2 installs are for me and my friend.

Everything works fine, but when i change the permalinks to something else, everything stops working, and i get a 403 error. when I delete the htacces file, it works again.

I read on internet that this has to do with the permissions… so i gave “everyone” full acces in windows. (its a local testing server so no security risks.)
still didn’t work… I then connected with filezilla and gave the whole xamp directory 777 permission. so including all the files/folders/subfolders.
but I’m still getting stuck 🙁
this is my last hope.
I can provide extra info and logs if needed. thx!