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Another Program is currently using this file

Anonymous
2020-04-28T14:38:35+00:00

I am getting the above error, but I cannot read the full message to figure out which program is causing it specifically.

All I can read is:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft...

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-28T14:44:02+00:00

    Hi Jaud,

    Thanks for reaching out! I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you.

    First you try performing a clean boot to solve this issue.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/929135...

    If the above step doesn't fix the problem run the SFC or DISM scan to check if there are corrupter files within your device and fix it.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/222532/how-to-repair-...

    You can also try running in Safe mode and check if the issue still persist.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/12376/...

    Hope it helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-05-05T21:34:29+00:00

    Thanks for your help, when I log on as an Administrator, the error does not pop up after running the Clean boot, but if I login under my profile it continues to pop up.  Should I try the Clean boot under my login?

    Thanks again

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