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  1. 1st May 2011 23:32 #1
    Djard
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    Is there a way to stop Vista, especially Win Explorer, from locking video files. What a nuisance!

    If I play a video file then decide to rename or delete it--even after exiting the software used to play the video--I often get the message that the file is still in use. Rubbish! The app is not in use as evidenced in Task Manager. Freeware Lock Hunter works most of the time in such instances, but I'm wondering if there is some registry key that could be changed to let me use my PC without having to contend with this kind of witless engineering.
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    It's the software you used to play the video....not Windows.
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    One thread is enough. https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/334526-How-to-stop-Explorer-from-locking-video-file...29#post2075729



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