Cannot rename file on Desktop? File Name too long? Action cannot be completed because the file is open in another program? Access is denied in OneDrive? Here's the fix!

There are instances where users reports getting an error “File is open in COM surrogate” when trying to access or rename and edit a file on Windows Properties.

Windows says your file is in use because it's open in another program? Learn how to force rename, delete, or move the file.

If your Excel files are opening in Notepad on Windows PC, here's how you can reset the settings to make .xls, .xlsx, etc files open in Excel.

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

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.