System files

[_kR15n]

I am trying to delete the Windows file in the bottom right corner of the screenshot but I cannot seem to remove it in any way. How to remove a system file?

(Backstory of how the file got there)

When I got my computer I decided to disable cortana via adding a random extension onto the folder name (.bak in this case). Doing that removed the search bar without which I couldn't use my pc normally as I usually search for everything via the bar.  After some time I decided to reverse the removal of cortana via deleting the extension but Windows did not allow that so I moved it onto the desktop so it could repair the file and return cortana. Windows have been completely reinstalled since that (without removing user files) and it stayed on the desktop.

[Poly LLC]

Try opening cmd as admin, and putting this command in

rmdir /s <replace with path of file>

[_kR15n]

1 minute ago, Poly LLC said:

Try opening cmd as admin, and putting this command in 

rmdir /s <replace with path of file>

it asks am I sure.. am I?

 

[Poly LLC]

maybe, if you arent sure, just create a test folder to test it on if you are paranoid

[_kR15n]

Just now, Poly LLC said:

maybe, if you arent sure, just create a test folder to test it on if you are paranoid

did and it says Cannot find the file specified

 

[Poly LLC]

remember, with folders, do C:\randomfolder\folder , not C:\randomfolder\folder\ note the \

[_kR15n]

1 minute ago, Poly LLC said:

remember, with folders, do C:\randomfolder\folder , not C:\randomfolder\folder\ note the \

[TrigrH]

im pretty sure you can drag the folder into cmd so you dont need to type the directory

[_kR15n]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

im pretty sure you can drag the folder into cmd so you dont need to type the directory

still doesn't work

 

[TrigrH]

2 minutes ago, _kR15n said:

still doesn't work

do you have another computer?

[_kR15n]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

do you have another computer?

yes, why?

[TrigrH]

2 minutes ago, _kR15n said:

yes, why?

put the os drive in the other PC then delete it. (or boot into another OS environment)

[_kR15n]

Just now, TrigrH said:

put the os drive in the other PC then delete it. (or boot into another OS environment)

I should mention that the other pc is a laptop...

[TrigrH]

5 minutes ago, _kR15n said:

I should mention that the other pc is a laptop...

All you need to do is have access do the drive outside the OS. There is plenty of ways to do it, an easy one is using windows installation media then going "repair my pc" cmd > notepad.exe > file open (delete the file from there).

 

You can also try booting into a cmd window (safe mode with command prompt)

[_kR15n]

1 minute ago, TrigrH said:

All you need to do is have access do the drive outside the OS. There is plenty of ways to do it, an easy one is using windows installation media then going "repair my pc" cmd > notepad.exe > file open (delete the file from there).

 

You can also try booting into a cmd window.

am going to try in the morning, its 1 am here

[colonel_mortis]

19 hours ago, _kR15n said:

The reason that's not working is that your username appears to have a space in it. I can't speak for the safety of deleting that file or the correctness of the command for doing so (it's been a while since I've used Windows), but if you add quotes around the whole path ("C:\Users\...ewy") it should work better.