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Run this PowerShell one-liner to find which process is locking C:\path\to\your\file.pdf :

# Graceful stop (sends close signal) Stop-Process -Id 8764 Stop-Process -Id 8764 -Force

This is useful for scripts that need to wait until a file is free (e.g., a backup script waiting for a database to release a log file). Warning: This is risky. Do not run this on your C: drive.

# Force close all handles to a specific file (use with extreme caution!) & "C:\path\to\handle64.exe" -accepteula -c "C:\path\to\file.pdf" -y The -y flag suppresses confirmation. This immediately rips the lock away from the owning process. The process may crash or lose unsaved data, but the file will be unlocked.

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