Error when trying to rename catroot2 folder: "open in another program"

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When trying to rename catroot2, you get an error message that the folder is open in another program.I have actually solved this, but every time people ask this they get bad advice and the thread is locked. The problem is that Microsoft's official advice here is incorrect. Windows cryptsvc is keeping the file locked.The actual process should be: net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop cryptsvc ren %systemroot%\softwaredistribution softwaredistribution.bak ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak net start cryptsvc net start bits net start wuauserv You can just copy that entire block a

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