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 you receive File in Use. The action can't be completed because the file is open in another program even if file is closed in another program, see this.

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!

Windows might prevent you from deleting a file or a folder because it is being used by system processes, contains hidden files or folders, is set to read-only mode, or belongs to another user, and you ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default ...

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 ...

OpenFilesView is a free download for Windows only. Note that there's a 32-bit and a 64-bit version; you'll have to grab the one that matches your system type.

In this guide, we show you two ways to unlock files that have been locked by an application or process, so you can once again modify, move, or delete them from your device on Windows 10.