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How to delete $Windows.~BT folder
I have spent a lot of time trying to reinstall Windows 10 on my three year old Dell Inspiron desktop, but cannot do so. I'm no techie, but it seems to me that it is a $Windows.~BT folder that is preventing me from doing so. From what I have read, Windows should have done so ten days after I upgraded from 8.1.
I have tried everything that I found online to do so, but nothing works. I was however, able to remove the $Windows.~WS folder. The $Windows.~BT folder appears to be empty, however, when I try to just delete it, I receive the dreaded "You'll need to provide administrator permission to delete this folder" error message, even though I am the only person assigned to the computer. I tried to change the administrator setting, but again, nothing seems to work.
I got so frustrated that I bought a new Inspiron a couple of weeks ago. I've been wanting another computer as to have a backup and to run Media Player, freeing up the new Dell for my photography. It seems that Media Player slows down both Photoshop and Picasa programs.
I've reinstalled Windows many times over the years, and never had any problems (ok, not many) until Windows 10 came along. Is there a simple way to remove this troublesome folder so I can reinstall 10?
Thanks!!!
Steven