Unable to delete file because being used by Windows.

Question

Unable to delete file because being used by Windows.

Additional information

If Microsoft Windows is currently running a program or task associated with a file, a user will be unable to delete that file until that program or task is closed.

Answer

  1. Close all programs and TSRs running on the computer.
  2. If after closing all programs and TSRs running on the computer you are still encountering the same issue when attempting to delete files, load the computer into Safe Mode and delete the files.