Depends on how they are opened. If they aren't opened in FILE_SHARE_DELETE mode, then they will in fact be locked against deletion... because that's exactly wh

Depends on how they are opened. If they aren't opened in FILE_SHARE_DELETE mode, then they will in fact be locked against deletion... because that's exactly what file's current user wanted. Force-deleting a file in this case is not the wisest thing to do. [1] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-createfilea#parameters https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/fileapi/n..., Ctrl-F for FILE_SHARE_DELETE