Thankfully, if you don't want to wait on it or stress about how to locate it, there are several methods to delete a file in use by another program in ... Windows + R to open the Run dialog box ...

Thanks to our reader BBBBB for this. To delete a file when it is open in another program, first close the program using the file. If the program is unresponsive, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch ...

You can also use the Resource Monitor or Powershell to determine file locks and exit programs. Windows won't let you delete ... or a file in it is open in another program. Close the folder ...