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.

This background program stays resident and detects when you try to delete, copy, rename, or move a file that is in use.

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

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.

How to Delete Files Played on Windows Media Player. Over time, the media libraries in your business's Windows Media Players may become crowded. This program not only plays music and video, but it ...

But in some cases when you try to remove a drive letter using Windows' Disk Management applet, the letter doesn't show up because it's a network drive or a virtual drive.