This subject may already be baked, please forgive me if this is the case. I ran into an issue recently that I have not seen before. Shortly after a new install of Windows 10 Pro on a newly built rig, I began installing my usual programs. In the process, I ended up uninstalling some of them which I decided I really didn't need. I had downloaded the installer files onto my desktop into a folder. I used the Add/Remove programs uninstaller to remove each one. After uninstalling them, I wanted to delete the installer downloads and desktop shortcuts. I right-clicked the desktop folder they were in and selected Delete in the dropdown, nothing happened. No error message, nothing. You could select the items and they would highlight when clicked on, but no response when a Delete was attempted. I tried dragging the folder to the Recycle bin, it would not go. I tried deleting the files one at a time, still nothing, no error message that they were in use or anything. I checked Properties/Security, all permissions were allowed for my account. I have admin privileges and am the only user on the machine.
I reviewed various methods of getting rid of this type of stuff. I ended up using Unlocker, which did successfully delete the offending files and folder, one at a time. No other files or folders on the computer were affected in this way
I'm interested to know what the real root cause of the problem was, so I might not get into it again. Maybe something I did incorrectly? Or did Windows 10 take a crap on itself?