Seriously, once PowerToys is installed, all you have to do is right-click on the offending file and choose "Unlock with Locksmith." Then a window pops up telling you exactly what program is locking ...

Microsoft is working on a new and very useful PowerToys utility called File Locksmith. PowerToys is a freeware collection of system utilities designed for power users of Windows. The collection has ...

Using the tool is super easy. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file that’s obstinately refusing to be deleted (or in use in any other way), then click “What’s using this file?” The File Locksmith ...

We're a fairly critical bunch here at XDA, and we've pointed out annoyances with Windows 11 multiple times in the past. One aspect that I've covered extensively is File Explorer, or, more specifically ...

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