Wh show you how to identify the process that is holding or locking up a file on Windows 11/10 using command-line, ResMon, Process Explorer or freeware.

In Process Explorer, double-click the suspicious process, then click the 'TCP/IP' tab. To convert the IP addresses listed into DNS names, ensure that the 'Resolve Addresses' tick box is selected.

Command Line arguments screen in Process Explorer Using the information shown in these columns, you can now determine what arguments the various processes were started with and diagnose the ...

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.