Sometimes, Windows prevents you from deleting files or folders due to various reasons such as system restrictions, file usage by other applications, or permission issues. Here are several methods ...

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.

This tutorial shows you how to permanently or temporarily delete files & folders in Windows using Context Menu, Keyboard shortcuts, CMD, PowerShell, etc.

Technically, I was trying to get rid of a a folder within a folder within a folder by deleting the top-level folder—a mouthful, I know—but Windows wouldn’t delete it.

It's a huge folder that appears on your SSD or hard drive after your Windows 10 upgrade, You can remove it, but do so carefully.

How to delete the Windows.old folder from Windows 10 If you upgraded your PC from a previous version of Windows, consider getting rid of this space-hogging folder.

Learn how to delete files and folders using Windows PowerShell. You can use various parameters and commands to find and delete items in Windows 11/10.