Use Command Prompt to delete a file If you are unable to delete a file in the traditional way, i.e., by using File Explorer, try deleting that file using Command Prompt.

Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

To find out what program has locked a file, use WhoLockMe. And for future reference, you can put quote marks around a filename with spaces on the command prompt.

If you want to execute a task from the command line in Windows, you first have to open Command Prompt. Here are 11 ways to do that.

If you're a Windows user, you've probably encountered and utilized Command Prompt before without fully appreciating its potential.