Windows 10: File in use - please give proper information

When trying to delete a file, you might get an error:


The action can't be completed because the file is in use by another program.


Windows has always been geving the user that generic "can't do it" message since the very early beginnings of Windows 1.0.


Now, several decades later, it is time.

It is time to let the user know which program is using it. This is the first question every user will asked themselves when seeing this message.

- "File is in use! Please close the program using it!"

- "In use by what? Which program should I close then?!"


If Windows knows the file is in use, it must also know by whom or by what. I mean, Windows is the OS, the component in your pc that governs such low-level I/O things. It MUST know which programs are using which files. How can it NOT know this?!


PLEASE, MICROSOFT, for once, listen up. Change this error message so that it displays the program name (or AT LEAST the executable file, or even the PID, or SOMETHING), that has a file in use when trying an operation on it that can't be completed because it's in use.


Honestly, I'm just so sick and tired of having to look at this message, and just guess which program might be using that file. It should be dead simple to display what you already know!!

:)

 

Extracting Zip Files

Thanks pyramid10 for your contribution, I ensured that the steps taken and the source and destination folders were the same, in the using zip7 as suggested by BunnyJ resolved all issues for me.
I am the first to admit that I am a long long way from understanding the intricacies of computers and if truth be told I am now to old anyway to absorb much information.
Cheers.

 

BSOD 124 while gaming

Thanks for the suggestion, however, all this information is listed in the zip file that I uploaded to the original post.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.