How to delete a file being used by another program Here are some practical ways to dodge the pop-up and delete files that are in use by a program on your Windows PC.

Windows won't let you delete, move, or rename a file if a program is using it. Frustratingly, it also won't tell you which program is using the file so that you can solve the problem.

Learn how to delete residual files, folders, registry keys & traces after uninstalling software on a Windows 11/10 computer.

Is Windows 10 not letting you delete a file? That's probably because the file is locked. Here are the steps to unlock and delete it.

Learn how to delete files older than X days (say 7, 10, 30, etc. days) automatically using Storage Sense or ForFiles command line in Windows 11/10.

You can try to use Notepad++ ++ to open the file that you want to remove and bypass Windows Explorer and its indexing. Open Notepad and go to the File > Open. Ensure that the File Type option is set ...

Deleting files in Windows 10 does not really delete the file. Security best practice requires deleted files to be completely overwritten more than once.

How to Delete Windows Installer Patch Files. After your computer applies a Windows patch, the patch file along with other files related to the installation are cached in the hidden system folder C ...

Click "Delete from Library and My Computer" if you want to remove the file from Windows Media Player and your computer. Otherwise, click "Delete from Library Only." Click "OK" to delete the files.

Meeting DoD standards for securely deleting files in Windows 11 requires the use of a special application. Fortunately, Microsoft provides one for free in Sysinternals.