Tmp file not deleting

Wait for some time and it will scan the C drive. Select the temporary files that you want to delete and click on OK. It is reported that the SoftwareDistribution directory is also responsible for temporary files windows 10 not deleting.

SoftwareDistribution stores your Windows Update files, however, sometimes it will prevent you from deleting certain files.

Before preceding to the next steps, make sure that Windows Update is not downloading any updates. Select all files in the SoftwareDistribution directory and press Delete key. Do you know what hosts file is?

How to edit hosts file? A great many users are confused about these questions. You can get detailed information from this post. In addition to the above methods, you can delete temporary files using Command Prompt. Type cmd in the search box, and then right-click the Command Prompt app and select Run as administrator.

The maximum file size is 47 MB. Valid file types are: 8bf, abf, abr, act, aep, afm, ai, arw, as, ase, avi, bmp, book, cel, cfc, chproj, cptx, cr2, cr3, crf, crw, css, csv, dn, dng, doc, docx, eps, epub, exif, fbx, fla, flac, flv, fm, gif, icma, icml, ico, ics, idml, indd, jpeg, jpg, jsfl, json, log, loss, lrcat, lrtemplate, m4a, mif, mov, mp3, mp4, mpg, nef, nrw, obj, odt, orf, otc, otf, pdf, pfb, pfm, pmd, png, ppj, ppt, pptx, prc, prel, prproj, ps, psb, psd, raf, raw, rtf, sbs, sbsar, sbsm, scc, ses, sesx, skp, sol, srt, srw, ssa, stl, svg, swf, tif, ttc, ttf, txt, wav, wmv, x3f, xd, xls, xlsx, xml, xmp.

Are you sure you want to proceed? Hi Marcia. Windows Defender is a full antivirus now and should not be run alongside any other antivirus. I would uninstall any 3rd party antivirus and try running the built-in Defender which gives adequate protection, least issues, and is from Microsoft who knows how to protect their OS best.

Have you Clean Installed Windows 10 yet? There is a reason why most enthusiasts will never run a factory or Upgrade install, because they'd expect endless issues like these. Make sure during the booted install to follow the illustrated steps to delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to get it cleanest, then click Next to let it auto-create the needed partitions, format them and begin install - this makes it foolproof.

Start with Step 4 to turn off Startup freeloaders which can conflict and cause issues, then Step 7 to check for infection the most thorough way, then step 10 to check for damaged System Files.

Then continue with the other steps to go over your install most thoroughly. This solves many problems and will also bring it up to the latest version which you need anyway and by the most stable method. As to the printer Rather than spending too much more time fiddling I'd simply Clean Reinstall the printer which always works, lasts longer and actually saves time: 1 Power up the printer, if wired unplug it's USB cable from PC.

You must restart back to normal mode before you will be able to install the printer again. In Control Panel open Devices and Printers, right click the printer to delete the Printer and any scanner or fax of the same name. Restart PC. Now is also the time to check for any newer printer firmware to install which matters a lot. Follow the setup screens closely as you install the software. For USB it should prompt when to plug in the printer.